December 2012

UPCOMING HEARINGS  



Jackie Gibbs, Vice Chair of the ICC Fire Service Membership Council, speaks during the cdp ACCESS Forum held at the Code Council's 2012 Annual Conference in Portland.

CODE DEVELOPMENT NEWS
ICC Board of Directors Approves cdp ACCESS
Steering Committee's Final Recommendations
for Online Code Development

During its winter meeting, the International Code Council Board of Directors approved the cdp ACCESS Steering Committee's final recommendations. The Board authorized staff to proceed with the initiative to increase participation in ICC’s core function: Code Development. "There is still much to learn and the cdp ACCESS initiative is still evolving, but we are confident that ICC has established a sound plan to develop the governmental consensus Code Development Process of the future." Click to continue.

Deadline for Group B Proposals is January 3, 2013
Forms for public proposals to the Group B International Codes are available for download. The closing date is January 3, 2013, for the Group B Codes that include Administrative and Updates to Referenced Standards, the ICC Performance Code, and the International Existing Building, Energy Conservation, Fire, Wildland-Urban Interface, Property Maintenance, Zoning, Residential-Building, Residential-Energy, Residential-Mechanical/Plumbing, and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes. Code Development Hearings for the Group B codes are scheduled for April 21-30, 2013, in Dallas.







ICC Members took action on more than 1,550 proposed code changes during the Group A Final Action Hearings in Portland.

CODE DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Significant Changes to the Group A I-Codes

During Final Action Hearings in Portland, ICC Voting Members took action on more than 1,550 proposed changes to the Group A International Codes consisting of the International Building (IBC), Fuel Gas, Mechanical, Plumbing (IPC) and Private Sewage Disposal Codes, and the structural portions of the International Existing Building Code. Significant changes as a result of the hearings range from definitions for photovoltaic panels, photovoltaic modules and building integrated photovoltaic products in the IBC to nonpotable water systems in the IPC. The approved changes will be published in the 2015 editions of the International Codes. Click to continue
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ACCESSIBILITY NEWS
Comparison Matrix between 2010 ADA Standard
and I-Codes Available to ICC Members

The Code Council is proud to continue its work toward the coordination of accessibility provisions in building codes with federal requirements. As part of this effort, ICC has prepared a comparison matrix between the 2010 ADA Standard for Accessible Design and the accessibility provisions in the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), 2012 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) and the 2009 ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (ICC A117.1). This matrix is being made available free of charge by ICC as a service to its Members and the communities they serve. Click to continue.

Group B Code Development Hearings
April 21-30, 2013
Dallas, Texas
Group B Final Action Hearings
October 2-10, 2013
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Group C Code Development Hearings
April 27-May 4, 2014
Memphis, Tennessee

TECH BRIEFS

ICC announces next step in commitment to water efficiency. The Code Council has announced a call for Standards Development Committee members to continue development of an ANSI standard dedicated to rainwater collection and conveyance systems. The project title ICC 805, Standard for Rainwater Collection System Design and Installation, began in April 2011 when ICC filed a Project Initiation Notification System (PINS) with the American National Standards Institute. During the PINS phase, a public announcement notified all interested parties and stakeholders of ICC’s plan to develop a standard and asked for comments or identification of other standards developers that may have an interest in this area. No overlapping projects were identified within the ANSI specified period.



ASHRAE supports Water Efficiency Provisions in the IgCC.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers has expressed its support of the newly published Water Efficiency Provisions (WEP) in the International Green Construction Code (IgCC). "This document fills a needed role, providing comprehensive and synchronized regulatory provisions for jurisdictions wishing to incorporate water efficiency into building practices," said Thomas E. Watson of ASHRAE.

ICC (ASC) A117.1 Committee meeting continues January 14-18, 2013. The ICC (ASC) A117.1 Consensus Committee on Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities met in August to consider proposals to amend the 2009 edition of the ICC A117.1. The deliberations were detailed and the committee did not complete its review of all proposals, however, so the "first" meeting will continue next month in Washington, D.C. Read the meeting notice.



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