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The building codes I am familiar with (fire alarm systems) are completely sane "best practice" guides. I recently renovated a 1950s building, among other thing
by mopsi 7y ago
The building codes I am familiar with (fire alarm systems) are completely sane "best practice" guides.
I recently renovated a 1950s building, among other things I designed and wired a fire alarm system from scratch, and passed inspection on first attempt. The building code gave very valuable pointers: what kind of cables should I use, how zones should be wired, how many sensors I should have, how they should be placed, how long backup batteries should last, etc.
- pjc50 7y agoUnfortunately a lot of FIPS is more like the contrived absurd example.
- snagglegaggle 7y agoYou say you are familiar with building codes. But have you ever tried to build or renovate a building? Some areas are okay. Others are not. The issue is not so much building codes, although there are definitely codes that e.g. push specific products from specific vendors and other shenanigans, but the approval process that gives the local authority unlimited time to mess with you for any reason. There is, I think, a single US state that puts reasonable limits on project authorization, but I can't remember which it is. All in all, doing anything with real property opens you up to just having your money taken by the government and lawyers while accomplishing nothing.