NFPA 5000 : Building Construction and Safety Code 2021 Edition
By National Fire Protection Association(Author)

Description
 
Be prepared to help protect lives and property from new hazards in the built environment with NFPA 5000, 2021 edition. In the ever-evolving building and construction industry, it's critical to keep pace with the latest requirements for minimizing injuries and safeguarding life, health, property, and public welfare. NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code, offers provisions for regulating and controlling the permitting, design, construction, quality of materials, use, occupancy, and location of buildings, structures, and specific equipment. Created to fill the gap in the code regime for a building code developed using American National Standards Institute procedures, NFPA 5000 is a vital resource for architects, engineers, authorities having jurisdiction, contractors, building owners and developers, multinational companies, and anyone with responsibilities for safety in the built environment. The code addresses natural and human-made dangers such as fire, flood, earthquake, wind, and related natural hazards and environmental concerns. The 2021 edition of the Building Construction and Safety Code provides the information you need to help improve public safety and compliance today and into the future. NFPA 5000 is updated in response to, and, in some cases, in anticipation of, emerging technologies or as society looks to code developers to address new hazards. The 2021 edition features updates based on emerging trends and safety concerns, such as security, new building materials, and exterior wall testing.
Review
The NFPA 5000 is a great resource for those that work in the industrial sector of architecture. The NFPA 5000 cross references many of the other NFPA codes and is a great alternative to the ICC codes including the International building code. The NFPA 5000 is not as popular as the ICC codes but it may have a better fit for industrial projects. The NFPA 5000 cross references the NFPA 101 and NFPA 850 and other codes/standards that have specific information that is dedicated to the industrial projects. It also goes into more detail than the ICC codes for industrial projects and gives more leeway in some cases and is more stringent in some cases as well.