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PREFACE The Regional Building Code is intended to apply to buildings and structures other than one- and two-family dwellings and minor buildings appurtenant to one- or two-family dwellings. The latter are in the scope of the Regional Dwelling House Code. The two Codes ?- will supplement each other. References are made to the Regional y- Dwelling House Code to avoid lengthy dupl'icafions. However, such references have been kept to a minimum by repeating the applicable _ Sections wherever convenient. Like the Regional Dwelling House Code, the Regional Building Code endeavors to follow the uniform pattern of nationally recog- nized codes and standards. Performance standards have been included wherever acceptable standards are available. - Provisions have been made for the acceptance of new materials, methods of design, work- manship or construction. It is the intent that these Codes may be kept up-to-date by adopting an occasional rule and regulation suggested by the Regional Board of Building Standards. Normally, the amendments to this Code, that may be required ' in the future to keep it abreast of the time, will be confined to Chapter 7, 1Vational Standards. There the standards are identified as to date ?-_ or edition. Changes made in such standards may be reviewed and readily accepted without amending the whole Code. Preliminary drafts of this Code were submitted to the National Board of Fire Underwriters, to several Federal Agencies and to a number of national organizations, each representing some phase of the building industry. Drafts were also submitted to many groups, such as the local chapters or sections of engineering societies, the American Institute of Architects, the Cleveland Building- and Con- struction Trades Council, and Cleveland Plumbing Contractors Association. • Two review groups devoted hundreds of precious hours over the ? past several years in providing constructive criticism of tfie Code drafts. Both of these groups deserve the highest commendation for their work, and the manner in which they cooperated with each other. One group was sponsored by the Cleveland Engineering Society, ' which picked representatives of all technical organizations having an active interest in building construction. Paul Ruth, AIA, served as Chairman of this Technical Committee of Review. Others on this committee were : Arthur Baer, AIA; A. W. Bailey, CES; C. Merrill Barber, ASCE; Ralph E. Braddon, CES; N. R. Gill, ASME; James Mitchell, IES; . A. F. Scott, CES; Franklin Scott, AIA; Charles Trump, ASME; `- -'? Robert Urban, Consulting Engineer (Mechanical); Sidney Watkins, EMEA and CES; H. S. Weiner, ASHAE; Charles Wetzel, ASCE; and Joseph Wilhelm, ASRE. ?:?