After two years of planning, membership input and software development, cdpACCESS has had a notable debut. The response to how the long-awaited cdpACCESS system performed during its rollout for the 2014 Code Cycle has been positive overall. No major glitches and it is functioning as promised. Continue reading story

Code Council Board of Directors President Stephen D. Jones (pictured left), with a cup of coffee in hand, recently "took the plunge" and logged in to cdpACCESS for the first time. "To my surprise, the process of logging on, getting a secure password and pin number was seamless," he said. "Not only was I able to get into my account and find the cdpACCESS link, I was able to prepare code changes for submission." Continue reading story

The Code Council's Group C Committee Action Hearings will be held April 27–May 4 in Memphis, Tenn. ICC Governmental Member Primary Representatives must validate their Governmental Member Voting Representatives (GMVR) no later than March 28 for the GMVR to be eligible to participate in the Online Assembly Floor Motion vote that will follow the Committee Action Hearings. Continue reading story

Three ICC Technical Committees will hold meetings leading up to the Group C Committee Action Hearings in Memphis, Tenn. The purpose of the meetings is for committee members to review proposed changes to the International Green Construction Code and to identify possible changes for the 2015 Group A code cycle.
• The ICC Code Technology Committee (CTC) will meet March March 26-27 in Schiller Park, Ill. Read the meeting notice.
• ICC's Code Action Committees will hold a joint meeting April 7-8 in Rosemont, Ill. Read the meeting notice.
• And the ICC Ad Hoc Committee on Healthcare will hold its 12th meeting April 15-16 in Schiller Park, Ill. Read the meeting notice.

ICC is seeking volunteers to serve on Code Committees, the Code Correlation Committee and Code Interpretation Committees for the 2015-2017 Code Development Cycle. Both new and veteran committee members must complete an application. Applications for committee service are due by June 2. Click here to apply.

ICC is encouraging Members and stakeholders to participate in the update process for the 2015 National Green Building Standard ICC 700 by serving on the Committee & Task Group and/or submitting proposed changes. ICC reimburses travel expenses for Governmental Members chosen to represent the association on this committee. All other Members are responsible for their travel expenses. March 6 is the deadline for Consensus Committee and Task Group applications. March 24 is the deadline for proposed changes to the existing standard. Click here to volunteer for the committee, access proposed change forms and for more information.

The ICC Consensus Committee on Residential Construction in High-Wind Regions (IS-RHW) has held one public meeting to develop the third public comments draft of the ICC 600-2013 Standard for Residential Construction in High-Wind Regions. Public comments are requested on this third draft. The deadline is March 9.

The ICC Consensus Committee on Landscape Irrigation Emission Devices (IS-IEDC) has held two public meetings to develop the second public comments draft of the ASABE/ICC 802-201* Landscape Irrigation Sprinkler and Emitter Standard. Public comments are requested on this second draft. The deadline is March 17.

This winter will be well remembered for extreme record-setting cold, above normal snowfall, ice storms and water pipe damage. With temperatures plunging to single digits across the South, freezing temperatures in the Northwest and way below zero in other areas that are used to cold winters, frozen pipes and the problems they cause have kept many contractors busy. Given these challenging weather conditions, this article provides ICC Members and industry stakeholders a brief refresher on 2012 International Residential Code requirements related to pipe freezing.

U.S. Chemical Safety Board chairperson Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso has commended the Code Council and its Members for revising the International Fire Code and International Fuel Gas Code to prohibit an unsafe practice that killed six workers in a tragic explosion. Continue reading story

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