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Daily Code Talk — Mechanical Code, Plain English, Built for the Field
Free archive of plain-language IMC code breakdowns for owners, architects, GCs, designers, and permit coordinators. Authored by Masterbuild's licensed PE. Bilingual English and Spanish. Join the free Code Desk email list for useful code, field-QA, and resource updates when published; unsubscribe anytime.
The archive is organized by IMC chapter and section so project teams can move quickly from a code question to the permit or field coordination issue that matters. Each paid chapter guide is developed as a complete standalone package with its own workflow, tools, boundaries, and delivery controls. Chapter 2 remains in controlled final review; no public release date or price is being announced.
IMC Chapter 1 Permit Process Field Guide — $57
A working guide covering all 15 sections of IMC Chapter 1. Includes permit readiness checklist, construction document review kit, inspection hold checklist, appeal prep outline, violation response playbook, stop-work response kit, and more.
Get the Guide — $57
Specialty Working Guides
- Permit Readiness Review Pack V2.0 — $79: a 19-page cross-discipline pre-upload, resubmittal, field-readiness, issue-closure, and final-decision system.
- Owner-Side MEP Review Checklist Bundle — $99: maintainability, change-order, inspection, cost, schedule, and issue risk.
- Ventilation & Special Exhaust Field Guide — $149: outdoor air, special exhaust, drawing proof, controls, and field closeout.
Use the correct code path
Daily Code Talk uses the 2024 IMC as model-code education. Verify the adopted code, local amendments, project scope, listings, manufacturer instructions, and AHJ path before project use.
What the archive covers
- Administration and Enforcement - permit logic, AHJ authority, approval, appeal, violation, stop-work
- Definitions - terms that drive plan-review decisions
- Installation - connections, support, access, clearances, identification
- Ventilation - outside air, exhaust, infiltration math, exception handling
- Exhaust Systems - special exhaust, hazardous material control, separation
- Duct Systems - construction, support, fire-resistive separation, smoke control
Decision support, not engineering
Daily Code Talk is general-purpose educational reference. It is not project-specific engineering, a code determination, or a substitute for sealed work by a licensed engineer of record. For project-specific MEP design or review, contact Masterbuild Consulting directly.
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