The North Carolina Building Codes are promulgated by the North Carolina Building Code Council (BCC) and are interpreted and enforced by the Engineering Section.

This is a fully integrated code based on the 2021 International Building Code. Effective for use on January 1, 2025 and mandatorily effective on July 1, 2025.

Mar 31, 2025 · An expansive library of North Carolina code adoptions across building, plumbing, electrical, fire, residential, and more. Filter by jurisdiction, code type, or code year.

Listed below are the codes that are applicable to construction work in North Carolina:

The 2018 NC Building Code as printed on the NC DOI website, has been adopted by the Building Code Council at the June 2017 quarterly meeting. It is presently pending Rules Review.

The 2018 NC Codes (Effective 1/1/2019) include the 2018 NC Ad-Hoc Committee amendments as adopted by the Building Code Council and approved by the Rules Review Commission …

2021 International Building Code (IBC) introduced three new construction types for mass timber buildings: Types IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C. The existing heavy timber type (Type IV-HT) remains …

This database includes online searchable versions of nine 2018 North Carolina State Building Codes including NC Building Code Council Amendments, December 2017 through March …

Dec 12, 2024 · Both online and print copies of the 2024 North Carolina State Building Code are anticipated to be available to the public in the first quarter of 2025. Below are links to the North …

This is a fully integrated code based on the 2015 International Building Code.