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BOAF Endorses IGCC; Public Comment
Hearings Slated for Chicago

The Building Officials Association of Florida, an ICC Chapter, has joined the more than 830 organizations that have endorsed the new International Green Construction Code (IGCC). More than 1,340 individuals have expressed their support for nation's first model code that addresses green building design and performance for new and existing commercial buildings. Code Council Board President Ron Lynn (left) and BOAF Past President John O'Connor are pictured at the recent BOAF/Florida Association of Plumbing, Gas and Mechanical Inspectors Joint Annual Education Conference in Tampa. more>>

The Public Comment Hearings for Version 1.0 of the IGCC are scheduled for August 14-22 in Chicago. Click to register.


Track the IGCC through CodeCyclePlus

Code enforcement officials and other stakeholders can track the progress of the International Green Construction Code Public Comment Hearings in Chicago through CodeCyclePlus, a new software available from the Code Council. The American Institute of Architects has entered public comments that will be heard during the hearings. Public comments received by ICC will be entered into the system this month. Click to continue.


Consortium to Raise Awareness
of Life-Saving Storm Shelters

The Code Council is a member of a government and academic consortium working to raise awareness of the life-saving capabilities of storm shelters. The focus of the group's activities is the pilot project Resilient Home Program, which incorporates newly revised guidance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on designs for basement, in-ground and above-ground safe rooms; and requirements outlined in ICC 500. Click to continue.


MOU with APHC in England Calls for Plumbing, HVAC Collaboration

The Code Council's PMG Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC) in England that calls for collaboration on mutually beneficial plumbing and HVAC initiatives. Pictured signing the agreement during APHC's Annual Dinner is Clive Dicken (left), Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Plumbing Heating Contractors of England and Wales, and the Code Council's Jay Peters. Click to continue.


Get Revved Up for Annual Conference, Final Action Hearings in Charlotte

Registration is now open for the Code Council's 2010 Annual Conference and Group B Final Action Hearings, October 24-31, in Charlotte, North Carolina. This year's Annual Conference precedes the Group B Final Action Hearings where ICC Governmental Voting Members will decide on proposed changes to the International Administrative, Energy Conservation, Property Maintenance, Residential (Energy) and Zoning Codes. Click to continue.


Code Council Hosting 2nd Annual
Green Building Focus Conference

The Code Council is hosting the 2010 Green Building Focus Conference and EXPO, August 24-26, in Birmingham, Alabama. The second annual event will bring together thought leaders from global markets to join leading U.S. experts on the topic of sustainable development. Thirty-two practical, case-study based presentations and breakout sessions will be complemented by more than 200 exhibitors. Click to continue.

 
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