What types of buildings are regulated by the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings (IHB) program?
Historically the IHB program has covered buildings constructed in one or more modules at a location other than the installation site and designed to be used as a commercial structure when installed. The buildings are closed construction and cannot be inspected at the installation site without disassembling the building or destroying a portion of the building. Changes to the IHB law added a new classification of buildings that are also covered by the IHB program. Effective January 1, 2010, portable classrooms designed for teaching the curriculum required by the Education Code, regardless of whether the construction is closed or not, are required to meet all the provisions that are required for industrialized buildings. These buildings are called “Relocatable Educational Facilities” or REFs.
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