General Information about Building Codes
Model Code
Local Codes
Chicago Building Code & Zoning Ordinance
Chicago Energy Conservation Code (pdf)
River Forest Village Code and Zoning Ordinance
Oak Park Historic Preservation Ordinance
Oak Park Historic Preservation Guidelines
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (formerly "MSD")
State Codes
Illinois Plumbing Code: http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/077/07700890sections.html
Illinois Accessibility Code Text
Illinois Accessibility Code Illustrations
Legacy Illinois Handicapped Law ("Public Buildings for the Physically Handicapped," 1965)
Federal Codes
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)Guard rails
Stairs
Means of Egress (Exiting)
Ladders
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency - regulating hazardous materials: air polution, asbestos and lead-based paints)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency) standards
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
Text of law
Title II Regulations
Title III Regulations
ADAAG (Americans with Disability Act Accessibility Guidelines)
"Consensus" Standards referenced in codes
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)
ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc.)
AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction)
AISC Specifications for Structural Steel Buildings
AISC and AISI Standard Definitions for Use in the Design of Steel Structures
SJI (Steel Joist Institute) Joist Manual
AISI (American Iron and Steel Institute)
ACI (American Concrete Institute)
PCA (Portland Cement Association)
PCI (Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute)
CRSI (Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute)
APA (Engineered Wood Association formerly American Plywood Association)