The Uniform Building Code (UBC), updated every three years, is the most widely used model building code in the United States. This book is a guide to understanding and implementing the new 1997 UBC, with particular emphasis to changes that have been adopted since the 1994 UBC guidelines.

Richard T. Conrad is the author of Design Guide to the 1997 Uniform Building Code, published by Wiley.

Steven R. Winkel is the author of Design Guide to the 1997 Uniform Building Code, published by Wiley.