The Department of Buildings in Chicago is responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Chicago Building Codes. The Chicago building codes are mentioned under the titles, 13, 15 and 18 of the Municipal Code of Chicago in relation to the Building Industry.

These codes have been written keeping in mind the rights and protection of those rights of the designing, development and construction community of the city. The Department of Buildings of Chicago enforces and ensures that the codes are followed and prevent any violations of these building codes.

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The admission procedure at the social sciences division of the University of Chicago, IL is relatively simple as compared to other divisions. Your first job is to fill the online application for graduate studies, which can be found here:

http://grad-application.uchicago.edu/unavailable.cfm?CFID=3321122&CFTOKEN=29756855&jsessionid=J9GkL7HWtv15Q06tlJQ6BSWJ2hMdBYMCS1nr0TVJN1yRwRd1q2lM!27040717!1270548470102

Application processing fees for all departments is $55 except for economics department where the fees is $100. The application fee is non-refundable under all circumstances. However, you can request a waiver of this fee by submitting the Fee Waiver Request Form.

After this, you need to submit the following materials:

- Your Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, which should not be more than 5 yrs. old.

- Your statement of academic purpose

- Your writing sample

- Letters of recommendation

http://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/