Wyoming Building and Residential Codes

The Wyoming State Building Code Review Board has adopted the 2021 International Building Code (IBC).

Building Code Compliance Software for Wyoming

Plan Analyst code compliance software programs make it easy for building officials, architects and other designers to quickly perform commercial and residential building code plan reviews / code studies.  Plan Analyst for the 2021 IBC simplifies the plan review / code study process enabling compliance to specific code years.  This proven software allows modifications to accommodate local amendments, where applicable.  Users have the ability to add code requirements and to add to the checklist.  Changes can be made permanent by changing the data file using the setup section of Plan Analyst, or specific reports can be edited for special conditions.

Plan Analyst Calculators: Deck – Sign – Beam & Column

Plan Analyst Deck, Sign and Beam & Column Calculators are additional simple and effective design and code review software tools that will quickly become your go-to resources when working on associated tasks.

Users of Plan Analyst in Wyoming have included:

City Of Rock SpringsAmundsen Associates
City of SheridanCampbell County School District
City of WorlandGSG Architecture
Teton CountyJFC Engineers & Surveyors
Town of TorringtonPlan One / Architects

Building and Residential Code Resources in Wyoming

Energy Code Compliance Software for Wyoming

Visit the U.S. Department of Energy website to see the latest on energy code adoption in Wyoming, including the use of COMcheck and REScheck Energy Code compliance software. COMcheck enables architects, builders, designers, and contractors to determine whether new commercial or high-rise residential buildings, additions, and alterations meet the requirements of the IECC and ASHRAE Standard 90.1.  REScheck product enables builders, designers, and contractors to determine whether new homes, additions, and alterations meet the requirements of the IECC or a number of state energy codes.

The “Building Codes Assistance Project” also provides information on Wyoming ’s building energy codes.

FEMA Building Code Adoption Tracking

The FEMA Building Code Adoption Tracking program reports on the status of hazard-resistant building code adoption in each state. Wyoming is in FEMA Region 8. Read the 2023 Region 8 fact sheet showing the annual metric of the percent of communities adopting hazard-resistant building codes in Wyoming.

AIA and ICC

American Institute of Architects – AIA Wyoming represents architects in the state.  There are just over 1,000 registered and reciprocal architects in Wyoming.

Wyoming has several ICC Chapters.

Wyoming code adoption status on the ICC website