The use of a single organization to design & build a facility.
Design-build
Group of people, usually 5-7, with experience in fire prevention, building construction, and/or code enforcement who are legally constituted to arbitrate differences of opinion between fire & building officials, property owners, occupants, or builders.
Board of Appeals
International Building Code Construction Types
Type I - Fire Resistive
Type II - Protected Noncombustible or Noncombustible
Type III- Exterior Protected (Masonry or Ordinary)
Type IV- Heavy Timber
Type V- Wood Frame