While cdpACCESS is expected to significantly increase Member and industry representation in ICC's Code Development Process, the fact remains that the size, scope and scale of today's I-Codes has far exceeded the goals of our association's long-term strategic planning. Taking this into consideration, the ICC Board of Directors has tasked staff with exploring and designing a new framework for developing the next generation of the International Codes.

The International Code Council requires that all Governmental Member Voting Representatives are registered and validated each year to be eligible to vote. All Primary Member Representatives need to designate or revalidate their Governmental Member Voting Representatives (GMVR) online by Sept. 1 to be eligible vote at the Group C Public Comment Hearings, the 2014 Annual Business Meeting, and the Online Governmental Consensus Vote that follows the hearings. Check your GMVRs' status online today.

The Group C Public Comment Hearings, held in conjunction with ICC's 2014 Annual Conference and Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 8 a.m. EST. The schedule anticipates that the hearings will be completed no later than Noon EST on Saturday, Oct. 4. Actual start times for each chapter designated in the International Green Construction Code cannot be stipulated due to uncertainties in hearing progress. Be sure to consult the Public Comment Agenda that will be available Aug. 27.

Approximately one week after the completion of the Group C Public Comment Hearings, ICC Governmental Member Voting Representatives and Honorary Members can log in to cdpACCESS and vote on the results from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The voting period will remain open for 10 business days. Assistance with cdpACCESS is available by email at cdpACCESS@iccsafe.org or by calling toll-free 855-ICC-CDP1 (855-422-2371).

Registration remains open for the Code Council's 2014 Annual Conference, Group C Public Comment Hearings and Expo Sept. 28-Oct. 4 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Advance your career by attending top-notch seminars, network with colleagues and peers, and help finalize changes to the 2015 International Green Construction Code by participating in the code hearings. Register now.

The Code Council, ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and the U.S. Green Building Council announce the signing of a memorandum to collaborate on the development of Standard 189.1, the International Green Construction Code and the LEED green building program. The unprecedented cooperation aims to create a comprehensive framework for jurisdictions looking to implement and adopt green building regulations and codes and/or provide incentives for voluntary leadership programs such as LEED.

A roundtable of experts determined that educating construction workers and property owners and managers on existing safety measures is one of the best ways to combat fires in buildings under construction. The roundtable, initiated by ICC, the National Association of Home Builders and the National Multifamily Housing Council, brought together code and fire officials, contractors and others with technical expertise to review an outbreak of fires that recently caused major property damage and personal injury.

The next meeting of the ICC Commissioning Standard Consensus Committee (IS-COMSC) will be held Sept. 16 via teleconference. The purpose of this meeting is for the committee to continue development of the ICC 1000, Standard for Commissioning. Read the meeting notice. If you wish to be placed on the "interested party" list for the development of this standard, contact the ICC Secretariat Dave Walls, Executive Director of Sustainability Programs.

ASHRAE recently published The Strategic Guide to Commissioning as a collaborative effort of industry leaders to communicate overarching commissioning goals and objectives. This effort will lead to increased building and system performance while protecting the established industry interests and processes and procedures. ICC was represented by CEO Dominic Sims on the 28-member industry committee that developed the new guide.

Due to the duplicative committee structure of the Code Technology Committee and the Code Action Committees, the ICC Board of Directors has come to the difficult decision that while the CTC has performed a valuable service to ICC and the I-Codes, it is time to fully commit ICC resources to the CAC committee structure. The Board has directed staff to work towards sun setting the CTC by the conclusion of the 2016 Code Development Cycle.

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