03-03-2011, 03:11 AM
I support your goals. Really. The most difficult part of your proposal to win approval for will be #7. Building codes throughout the world evolved over time often as a result of specific disasters which killed people. Very specific structural, electrical, plumbing, health and fire safety codes have been engineered to avoid repeats of these disasters to protect lives of the current occupants of homes and any future occupants. While every specific little code doesn't always seem to meet a common sense requirement, they have been tested either in the field over time or have been specifically engineered to be improved over older standards. By asking for a standard of "reasonable judgement," you slam the door on centuries of experience and wisdom. With this "standard," there is no possible way for anyone to know what is permissible or safe.