Provides requirements for continued use and maintenance of plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire protection systems in existing residential and nonresidential structures.
The 2015 IPMC® contains many important changes including:
- A new definition for “Cost of Such Demolition or Emergency Repair” has been added in order to properly enforce the provisions of the code. (Section 202; PM1-13)
- Sign requirements necessary to identify the location of the fire department sprinkler connection have been added to the code. (Section 704.1.2; PM14-13)
- Prescriptive location provisions for smoke alarms near cooking appliances have been added to the code. (Section 704.2.1; PM15-13)
