The International Mechanical Code (IMC) is a
convention
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concentrating on the safety of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. It is published by the
International Code Council
The International Building Code (IBC) is a model building code developed by the International Code Council (ICC). It has been adopted for use as a base code standard by most jurisdictions in the United States. The IBC addresses both health and sa ...
(ICC) through the governmental consensus process and is updated on a three-year cycle to include the latest advances in technology and safest mechanical practices. The current version of this code is the 2018 edition. The IMC protects public health and safety for all building heating, cooling and ventilation related design, installation and inspection by providing minimum safeguards for people at homes, schools and workplace. Fuel burning
appliances, cooling systems, heating systems appliance venting, location and protection of appliances and many other such issues are addressed in the IMC.
The IMC is the most widely used
mechanical code The International Mechanical Code (IMC) is a convention concentrating on the safety of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. It is published by the International Code Council (ICC) through the governmental consensus process and is upd ...
in the United States and is also used as the basis for the mechanical code of several other countries.
See also
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Uniform Mechanical Code
The Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) is a model code developed by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials ( IAPMO) to govern the installation, inspection and maintenance of HVAC (heating, ventilating and air-conditioning ...
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