International Code Council codes and standards available via Web portal

Citation Technologies, Inc. and the International Code Council have joined forces to create a Web portal that allows efficient access to the Code Council’s collection of international, state, and legacy codes and standards for building safety and fire-prevention professionals. The updated system, Premium eCodes, will provide users with printable options and immediate access to codes and regulations online.

The Premium eCodes software integrates codes and internal policies into a single, electronic format, which supports building professionals manage cost-saving and safety efforts. Safe buildings are achieved through proper design and construction practices in concert with a code administration program that ensures compliance. The Code Council’s programs establish uniformity in the construction industry, which allows materials manufacturers to conduct business on a larger scale and pass the savings along to the consumer.

This system update will transition the four-year-old software from the old Folio format to the Web portal system and will contain the last three International Codes and standards upgrades from 2006, 2003 and 2000, which includes more than 300 different documents. Premium eCodes will feature several tools, including a powerful index and search system, document comparison, annotation editor and other customizable options. Both Code Council members and nonmembers will be able to retrieve select international, state and locally adopted codes through Premium eCodes, thus providing a large population of architects, engineers, fire officials, plumbing and mechanical officials, contractors and the like, greater accessibility.

For more information on the updated eCodes software, visit Premium eCodes at http://www.ecodes.biz/

About ICC

The International Code Council, a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire prevention, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools. Most U.S. cities, counties and states that adopt codes choose the International Codes, building safety codes developed by the International Code Council. For more information, visit www.iccsafe.org.

About Citation Technologies

Citation Technologies Inc, is a software technology and services company that helps businesses collect, organize and distribute information in the form of structured documents. Citation develops and markets a knowledge base platform in the form of a software-as-a-service (SaaS). The company uses this platform to develop and market subscription-based application-specific knowledge bases. CyberRegs® knowledge base now sets the standard for Internet libraries of state, federal, and international regulations, laws, and supporting information serving the environmental and health and safety compliance community. More information on Citation Technologies can be found at www.citationtechnologies.com.

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