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Title	Why We Have a Rehabilitation Code
Highlights	The building code, which is oriented towards new construction, can add unnecessarily to the time and expense of rehabilitating existing building.   New Jersey developed provisions for existing buildings that were rational, predictable, and delivered safe and sound rehabilitated structures.                       The building code, which is oriented towards new construction, can add unnecessarily to the time and expense of rehabilitating existing building.   New Jersey developed provisions for existing buildings that were rational, predictable, and that delivered safe and sound rehabilitated structures.
Description	In this Website, New Jersey officials explain why they developed a building code specifically designed for rehabilitation of existing housing. According to the Website, “The building code, which is oriented towards new construction, can add unnecessarily to the time and expense of rehabilitating existing buildings because it was not written with existing buildings in mind. For new buildings, complying with the construction code is a straightforward process, but it is difficult to apply the code rationally and predictably to existing buildings. Because developers and building owners cannot predict with certainty what will be required to bring a deteriorated building back into use, projects that pose the greatest uncertainty in terms of time and resources are not attempted at all and the buildings remain unused. Thus, the challenge facing New Jersey was to develop provisions for existing buildings that were rational, predictable, and that delivered safe and sound rehabilitated structures."
Publication Date	2002
Organization	New Jersey Department of Community AffairsDivision of Codes and Standards-Publications Unit
Web Location	http://www.state.nj.us/dca/codes/rehab/index.shtml

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