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IDEX® California - - Resource / Reference List

FINAL IDEX® California REFERENCE / RESOURCE LIST  
Revised Feb. 26, 2009

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BUILDING CODES

1.) 2007 California Building Code,Title 24, Part 2, Volume 1 and 2 (based on the 2006 IBC).

2.) 2007 California Electrical Code, Title 24, Part 3 (based on the 2005 NEC).

3.) 2007 California Mechanical Code, Title 24, Part 4 (based on the 2006 UMC).

4.) 2007 California Plumbing Code, Title 24, Part 5 (based on the 2006 UPC).

5.) 2007 California Fire Code, Title 24, Part 9 (based on the 2006 IFC).

6.) 2007 California Energy Code, Title 24, Part 6.

7.) 2008 California Access Compliance Reference Manual (DSA).

 

REGULATIONS / STATUTES

8.)  Bureau of Home Furnishings Technical Bulletins:
#116, #117, #121, #129, and #133
.

9.) State of California, Business and Professions Code,
Section 5800-5812.

10.) California Civil Code, Section 1689.

11.) California Contractors License Law & Reference Book, CSLB, LexisNexis.

NON-REGULATORY DOCUMENTS

12.)
CCIDC Code of Ethics.

13.) State Board of Equalization Bulletin “Tax Tips for Interior Designers and Decorators”.

21.) ASID Agreement between Designer and Client for Design Services, Documents 301, 302, 303, 2008 Edition, and Residential Interior Design Services Agreements ID120 through ID126 1996 Edition.

BOOKS

14.) Specifying Interiors by McGowan, Cruse, John Wiley & Sons, 2006 Second Edition

15.) Professional Practice for Interior Designers by Christine M. Piotrowski, John Wiley & Sons,
2008 Fourth Edition.

16.) Beginnings of Interior Environments by Lynn M. Jones and Phyllis S. Allen, Pearson Prentice Hall, Tenth Edition.

17.) Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors by Otie Kilmer and Rosemary Kilmer, John   Wiley & Sons, 2003.

18.) CalDAG 2009 Interpretive Manual and Checklist California Disabled Accessibility Guidebook by Michael P. Gibbens, Builder’s Book, Inc.

19.) Residential Interior Design, A Guide to Planning Spaces by Maureen Mitton and Courtney Nystuen, John Wiley & Sons, 2007.

20.) Residential Lighting Design Guide developed by the California Lighting Technology Center at UC Davis, 2005
(Available free online).

 

 

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