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ICBO Reports Available Now On-line Free

by Thomas K. Butt, FAIA
January 28, 1999

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)

The ICBO Evaluation Service provides evaluation reports on proprietary building products. These reports are relied on by local building officials to determine code compliance. The utilization instructions and the findings in the reports constitute the specific code-conformity requirements for the products. For example, the evaluation report for Half-Inch Gold Bond Half-Inch Ceiling Board manufactured by the National Gypsum Company is NEC 496 S and can be found at http://www.icbo.org/ICBO_ES/Evaluation_Reports/ner/496s.pdf . Click Published Index of Evaluation Reports for a full list that includes all active ICBO ES and NES reports, and is updated as reports are added or canceled. Then click http://www.icbo.org/ICBO_ES/Evaluation_Reports/es-list.html to download a specific report.