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am-cor™ code specifications, compliance, and related information
The International Building Code (IBC) has been adopted by most U.S. states and many other countries.
According to the International Building Code (IBC), am-cor™ buildings qualify as construction type II-B, in which structural members are noncombustible. In this category, buildings which would ordinarily require a sprinkler system may be un-sprinklered. The category comprises offices and commercial, schools, daycare centers, including structures housing incapacitated occupants, such as medical buildings.
am-cor™ walls, roof designs, and floor structures conform to Underwriter Laboratories (UL) approved assemblies, with 2 and 4 hour fire resistant ratings.
am-cor™ buildings designed for hurricane and earthquake prone regions conform to IBC requirements for regional wind and seismic loads. Also, am-cor™ structures are designed to withstand the building live loads and regional snow loads required by code. am-cor™ foundations have been approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as flood resistant.
am-cor™ frame materials are prefabricated according to American Standard Testing Method (ASTM), and the amcorite™ cement coat is applied according to IBC section 2512: EXTERIOR PLASTER, conforming to ASTM C926.
The components and panels of am-cor™ building shells are joined and fastened according to approved details published by the Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association (LGSEA), and according to the Prescriptive Method for Residential Cold Rolled Steel Framing published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and incorporated into state building codes. Light gauge steel is acknowledged as a main frame structure for buildings up to 5 stories high.
The am-cor™ system has also been accepted by local governments where the IBC is not used. The am-cor™ building system was approved by the Jamaica Bureau of Standards (JBS) in 2004 for construction of earthquake and hurricane resistant buildings 2 stories high. Also, in the year 2000 the government of the Bahamas approved the am-cor™ system to build 2 story residential structures.
FIRE
According to the International Building Code (IBC), am-cor™ buildings qualify as construction type II-B, in which structural members are noncombustible. In this category, buildings which would ordinarily require a sprinkler system may be un-sprinklered. The category comprises offices and commercial, schools, daycare centers, including structures housing incapacitated occupants, such as medical buildings.
am-cor™ walls, roof designs, and floor structures conform to Underwriter Laboratories (UL) approved assemblies, with 2 and 4 hour fire resistant ratings.
STRENGTH
am-cor™ buildings designed for hurricane and earthquake prone regions conform to IBC requirements for regional wind and seismic loads. Also, am-cor™ structures are designed to withstand the building live loads and regional snow loads required by code. am-cor™ foundations have been approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as flood resistant.
DURABILITY
am-cor™ frame materials are prefabricated according to American Standard Testing Method (ASTM), and the amcorite™ cement coat is applied according to IBC section 2512: EXTERIOR PLASTER, conforming to ASTM C926.
FASTENERS AND CONNECTIONS
The components and panels of am-cor™ building shells are joined and fastened according to approved details published by the Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association (LGSEA), and according to the Prescriptive Method for Residential Cold Rolled Steel Framing published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and incorporated into state building codes. Light gauge steel is acknowledged as a main frame structure for buildings up to 5 stories high.
REGIONAL
The am-cor™ system has also been accepted by local governments where the IBC is not used. The am-cor™ building system was approved by the Jamaica Bureau of Standards (JBS) in 2004 for construction of earthquake and hurricane resistant buildings 2 stories high. Also, in the year 2000 the government of the Bahamas approved the am-cor™ system to build 2 story residential structures.