RLGA Technical Services provides construction specification and building code consulting services for the entire Project Team:

• Design Team:  Architects, engineers, interior designers, and specialty consultants.

• Owner Team:  Facility managers, project managers, and space planners.

• Contractor Team:  Construction managers, contractors, and design-builders.

• Supplier Team:  Manufacturers, distributors, and product representatives.

Ronald L. Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP, owner and principal of RLGA Technical Services, is committed to providing his clients with clear, concise, correct, and complete documents, and providing services to enhance the quality of his clients' projects.

			What's New at specsandcodes.com?

• Ron Geren Selected for Editorial Advisory Board for The Construction Specifier:  Ron Geren, Principal of RLGA Technical Services, has been selected to the EAB for The Construction Specifier, the official publication of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).  Read more...

• New on the Blog: Specs and Codes and BIM:  CSI's BIM Practice Group asks how specifications and codes will be affected by building information modeling.  See my response in the article titled "Specs and Codes and BIM."  To access the blog, click here or click "Specsandcodes - The Blog" in the navigation bar to the left.

• The Latest Code Corner Article Now Available; Plus, It Has a New Look!  After a long delay, the latest Code Corner article is now available for download.  The topic this time is on Fire Areas; something new to most users of the IBC.  Additionally, the article has a new format, and includes graphics to complement the text!  Click here to download the new article.

• Revised Code Corner Article!  We all make mistakes and a reader discovered an error in the Code Corner No. 19 article on calculating fire resistance.  The reader correctly pointed out that the sum of fire resistance times for wood assemblies cannot include the time for the membrane on the unexposed side of the wall assembly (not exposed to the fire).  Click here to download the revised article.

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