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MRSC Index
A topical index to MRSC's information resources.

Browse the index by subject or search the index by keyword. This index contains summaries of sample documents and articles selected by MRSC staff.

Topic CodeTopic Title
C 0All C 0 Documents
C 0.0000Periodicals
C 0.0001Bibliography
C 0.0002Dictionaries, thesauri, guides
C 0.0003Resource guides, directories, associations and organizations
C 0.0004Forms and application forms, sample permit application forms
C 0.0005Product catalogs
C 0.0006Software
C 0.0007Publications, publishers' blurbs
C 0.0008Requests for proposals (RFP), requests for qualifications (RFQ), requests for information (RFI)
C 0.0009General information on construction and building code administration
C 1All C 1 Documents
C 1.0000Building code administration, interlocal agreements for processing projects in multiple jurisdictions, one stop permit system
C 1.1000Building department, appointment of building official, building operator certification, advisory committee, shared services (interlocal)
C 1.2000Board of building appeals
C 1.2100Building code appeals and variances
C 1.3000Building codes and public property compliance
C 1.4000Enforcement of building codes
C 1.5000Building code violations and building code penalties
C 1.6000Liability regarding building code administration
C 2All C 2 Documents
C 2.0000General building and code inspections
C 2.2000Certificate of occupancy, "certificate of compliance" at sale of property
C 2.3000Building inspections
C 2.4000Electrical inspections
C 2.5000Plumbing inspections
C 2.6000Building code corrections and stop work orders
C 3All C 3 Documents
C 3.0000Construction permits
C 3.1000Conditions precedent to building permit issuance, including public right-of-way improvements, moratoria
C 3.2000Building permit fees
C 3.4000Building permits
C 3.5000Electrical permits
C 3.6000Plumbing permits
C 4All C 4 Documents
C 4.0000Uniform and model building codes, including adoption by reference
C 4.1000Washington State Building Code (Ch. 19.27 RCW)
C 4.2000Comprehensive ordinances adopting Washington State Building Code including amendments
C 4.3000Building codes - general information
C 4.3100International Building Code (ICC)
C 4.4000Electric codes, including NFPA's National Electric Code
C 4.5000Fire codes
C 4.5100Fire zones, fire limits, fire lanes
C 4.5200International Fire Code (IFC)
C 4.5300Fire protection, Life-safety Code and appliances
C 4.5400Smoke detectors, heat detectors
C 4.5500Automatic sprinkler systems, fire extinguisher systems
C 4.5600Fire alarm systems
C 4.6000Mechanical codes
C 4.6100Uniform Mechanical Code (IAPMO)
C 4.6200Gas installation
C 4.6300Boilers and pressure vessels, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
C 4.6500Emergency power systems
C 4.7000Plumbing codes
C 4.7100Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO)
C 4.8000Washington State Energy Code
C 4.9000Standards for making buildings accessible by physically disabled, barrier-free facilities design
C 5All C 5 Documents
C 5.0000Specific building regulations, including loads
C 5.1000Regulations and requirements for architect, engineer, electrician, plumber, mechanical engineer
C 5.1010Building codes for historic buildings, rehabilitation codes for existing buildings, smart codes
C 5.1200Manufactured housing, modular housing, mobile homes including installation
C 5.1300Building security requirements
C 5.1310Swimming pools, spas, hot tubs codes
C 5.1400Temporary buildings, temporary stands, use of cargo containers
C 5.1500Storage and handling flammable liquids, underground tanks, tanks abandoned in place
C 5.1700Sustainable buildings, green building techniques, high-performance buildings
C 5.2200Dangerous buildings, unsafe buildings, abatement, substandard buildings, vacant buildings, Ch. 35.80 RCW, Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
C 5.2500Building moving
C 5.3000Building demolition, deconstruction, disassembly and material salvage
C 5.4000Chimneys, masonry
C 5.5000Earthquake requirements, seismic retrofiting of structures
C 5.6000Elevators, stairways
C 5.7000Exits, fire escapes
C 5.7500Fences, electric fences
C 5.8000Glass, reflective coatings, glazing, glare
C 5.9000Heating, wood stoves, solid fuel building appliances
C 5.9500Sound transmission, insulation standards, insulating against aircraft noise
C 6All C 6 Documents
C 6.0000Building materials, alternative building construction materials and techniques
C 6.1000Concrete
C 6.2000Pipe, including plastic pipe
C 7All C 7 Documents
C 7.0000Grading and land clearing
C 8All C 8 Documents
C 8.0000State licenses, building contractors