scope:

The provisions of Chapters 12 through 24 shall regulate the design, installation, maintenance, alteration and inspection of mechanical systems that are permanently installed and used to control environmental conditions within buildings. These chapters shall also regulate those mechanical systems, system components, equipment and appliances specifically addressed in this code.

• This section lists the chapters in the code that regulate mechanical systems. It indicates that the design, installation and maintenance of mechanical equipment used to control the environmental conditions within the building are regulated by these chapters. It also states that other mechanical systems specifically addressed within these chapters are so regulated. Other provisions in the code reference the International Mechanical Code^® (IMC^®) and the International Fuel Gas Code^® (IFGC^®). This regulates virtually all mechanical systems and equipment within a dwelling in some form or another.