RESOURCES

• Designing Cartels, IJ  www.ij.org
  

• IFDA Position Paper
  

• IDS Position Paper
  

• The “Other” CIDA Position Paper
  

• AICAD Position Paper
  

• NASAD Position Paper
  

• AIA Position Statements
  

• 5 Standards of Professional Regulation: An Examination of the Merits of Interior Design Regulation, NCARB
  

• Is the Design Lobby Losing Momentum?, AIA
  

• The Pursuit of Licensing, AIA
  

Grassroots opposition groups please contact info@livefreeanddesign.org to obtain a copy of these documents.

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Legislative Resources

Code Resources

• International Code Council (ICC), www.iccsafe.org
  

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), www.nfpa.org
  

Standards Resources

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI), www.ansi.org
  

• Amrican Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
  

www.ashrae.org

• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), www.astm.org
  

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), www.osha.gov
  

• Underwriters Laboratories (UL), www.ul.com
  

Federal Agencies

• Architectural and Transportation Compliance Board (ATBCB), www.access-board.gov
  

• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), www.doe.gov
  

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), www.epa.gov
  

• U.S. Department of Houseing and Urban Development (HUD), www.hud.gov
  

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), www.nist.gov
  

National Organizations

• National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards (NCSBCS)
  

www.ncsbcs.org

• National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), www.occnibs.org
  

• NH Division of Fire Safety, www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/firesafety
  

• Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code, Francis Ching, Amazon.com
  

• The Codes Guidebook for Interiors, Sharon Koomer Harmon, Amazon.com
  

• Code Check Building: A Field Guide to the Bulding Codes, Redwood Kardon, Amazon.com
  

• The Ilustrated 2006 Building Codes Handbook, Terry Patterson, Amazon.com
  

• Building Systems for Interior Designers, Corky Binggeli, Amazon.com
  

• Uniform Building Code Compliance Manual, Scott Parish, Amazon.com
  

• National Building Codes Handbook, Jonathan Hutchings, Amazon.com
  

"Getting Grassroots Galvanized"

author: Patti Morrow

A practical guide for interior designers to set up and maintain a grassroots operation to resist anti-competitive, unnecessary regulation of the interior design profession.  Available to grassroots leaders only.

Copyright 2007, U.S.A.  64 pages    $74.00 plus $3.00 shipping/handling

Click here to read Foreword by Clark Neily,

Senior Attorney, The Institute for Justice, Arlington, VA

Click here to see inside!