Group B Code Development Cycle Begins with January 3, 2013, Deadline for Proposed Changes |
The deadline for proposed changes to the 2013 Group B cycle is January 3, 2013. The Group B I-Codes include the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), International Existing Building Code (IEBC), International Fire Code (IFC), International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), International Residential Code (IRC), International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC), International Zoning Code (IZC), and the ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Structures. Group B also includes the Administrative Code Provisions, which are Chapter 1 of the Group A I-Codes (International Building Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code and International Private Sewage Disposal Code) plus the IEBC, IFC, IPMC, IWUIC and IZC. Proposed changes to Chapter 1 of the IECC, IRC, ISPSC and ICC Performance Code will be considered by the applicable Code Development Committee. The administrative updates to referenced standards contained in all of the I-Codes will also be considered by the Administrative Code Development Committee—this includes all the Group A, B and C I-Codes. As has been published previously, the ICC Board has moved the International Green Construction Code to a new Group C cycle to be held in 2014. Also included in the Group B cycle are sections of the Group A I-Codes noted above that are the responsibility of one of the Group B Code Development Committees. For instance, Chapter 9 of the International Building Code is the responsibility of the International Fire Code Development Committee. Not included in the Group B cycle are sections of the Group B Codes that were the responsibility of one of the Code Development Committees that met during the 2012 Group A cycle. For instance, several structural sections of the IEBC are prefaced with a [B], meaning that they are the responsibility of one of the IBC Code Development Committees, in this case the IBC-Structural Code Development Committee. Therefore, the opportunity to propose changes to those portions of the IEBC has passed. For information on responsibilities of the Group A, B and C Code Development Committees, please consult the ICC website. Code change proposals will be accepted by the ICC Technical Services staff on or before Midnight Pacific Standard Time on January 3, 2013. For procedures and forms used to submit proposals, please click here. If you would like to discuss this with someone on ICC staff, please contact Dave Bowman, Manager, Codes, at 1-888-ICC-SAFE (422-7233) ext. 4323. The web posting of the 2013 Group B proposed changes is scheduled for March 11, 2013. The Code Development Hearings are scheduled for April 21–30, 2013, in Dallas. |
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