Category: Online Resources

  • ARE Reference Material Links to Codes and Standards

    For each ARE division, candidates should be familiar with the latest edition of the following codes and standards.   International Code Council, Inc. IBC 2015: https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/toc/542/ IBC Energy Code 2015 https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/toc/545/ IRC 2015 https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/toc/553/ Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL) – UL number lookup – UL code relation database  US Department of Justice – 2010 ADA Standards for…

  • Is AREforum.org down?

    Right now it is. Oct 4 2013 – has been for a week. I thought it might be helpful to have a log of when it is down. I see there is a message on the forum area: “vBulletin Message Sorry, the board is unavailable at the moment. We will be back soon.”   I…

  • “Official” Online Resources

    Here are some online resources to get materials and find people who are also taking the exams. It is a good idea to invest in a set of books, ask for used books from your friends (at a good price), or sometimes your local AIA chapter will have a checkout policy for ARE study materials.…