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The Idaho Division of Building Safety has links to the bureaus of building, electrical, plumbing/HVAC and manufactured housing. Licensing , searching and renewing for the above can be done here. Note that general contractor's licensing, renewals and searches are found below.  Manufactured home installation manual can be viewed and downloaded at this site.

http://dbs.idaho.gov/

General contractor's licensing, renewals and searches are found below. This is also the location of other professional licensing.

https://secure.ibol.idaho.gov/IBOLPortal/

The building code act sets out the adopted codes, procedures, adoption and violation pentalties.

http://www3.state.id.us/idstat/TOC/39041KTOC.html

The American Plywood Association wishes to tell you what your mother failed to - all about wall bracing. This will enlighten you on short wall bracing. These are worth the time to read.

http://www.wallbracing.org/

Want to see if a building product, component, method or material is approved or how to use or install it? The process will be easy if you have one or more of the ICC-ES, UBC, BNBC, NES or SBC numbers found on the packaging or literature of the product in question.

http://www.icc-es.org/

If you want to puchase a code book - this is one of the places. Know which code you want as the most current code may not be in use. Jurisdictions generally lag behind current editions.

http://www.iccsafe.org/e/category.html

REScheck and Comcheck are found here.

http://www.energycodes.gov/rescheck/

Books, software and stuff of interest for contractors. This will give you an idea what's out there.  I have no vested interest in these sites and the links are furnished for your convenience only. There are undoubtedly more out there.

http://www.constructionbook.com/xq/ASP/qx/default2.htm?CMP=KNC-MSN

http://www.contractor-books.com/

http://www.contractorcity.com/