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 Disaster Response Network Prepared to Support Communities in Rebuilding Efforts The Code Council extends its support to communities recently affected by the series of severe weather storms in the Midwest. Jurisdictions in need of assistance can access the Disaster Response Network, a database of volunteers available to assist with building damage assessment, inspections and other code-related functions. Jurisdictions also can call the Disaster Support Hotline at 888-422-7233, ext. 5222. More information is available on the front page of the ICC website. Click on the "Disaster Network" tab in the "ICC Important Information" section. |
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Help Shape the International Codes; Code Development Hearing Schedule Available |
| The schedule is available for the Code Council's Group A Code Development Hearings April 29-May 8 in Dallas. Unless noted by "Start no earlier than X a.m.," each Code Committee meet will begin following of the prior Committee hearing. Actual start times for Code Committees meets are tentative. The number of code changes is higher than previous cycles. The schedule anticipates hearings will finish by the times noted as "Finish" for each track. | ||
| To vote at the Dallas hearings, ICC Members must submit any new or updated membership information to the Code Council no later than April 18. Attendees also are invited to participate in an educational tour of the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on April 28 to earn ICC and AIA CEUs. |
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ICC Reaches Out to Media with Safety Message | |
| In an op-ed to major newspapers in the New Madrid Seismic Zone after a February 21 earthquake, International Code Council CEO Rick Weiland urged communities to keep seismic provisions in their codes and explained why local building code officials are unsung heroes. Click here to read the op-ed. | ||
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Muppets Display Earns Award at Kansas City CANstruction Contest | |
| Eireen Oliphant was part of BRR Architecture's team that competed in CANstruction KC, a design/build competition that benefits the local Harvesters food bank. The structures were built with canned food only, and BRR's display featuring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Gonzo of "The Muppets" won the Structural Integrity Award. Oliphant said "The Muppets" characters were chosen by a popular vote of BRR staff. Other contest entrants featured the Donkey Kong video game, actor Charlie Sheen, the Brooklyn Bridge, a PEZ dispenser, and a large cupcake. Oliphant, a Master Code Professional, is a Code Specialist at BRR Architecture. She previously served as Building Official for the city of Leawood, Kansas, and as a Plans Analyst and Building Inspector II/III for the city of Lenexa, Kansas. She is a Past President and current member of the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Kanas City Chapter of the ICC. | ||
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ASHRAE Standards Added to Digital Library | |
| For easy access and application for codes and standards users, the International Code Council is collaborating with ASHRAE, to make the vast array of construction industry safety standards referenced in the 2012 International Codes available to the building industry on the ICC website. Click here to see the latest series of standards from ASHRAE available in the ICC digital standards library. | ||
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2009 I-Codes Now Available on NOOK and Kindle Mobile Devices | |
| Auto-delivered wirelessly to your e-reader device, never before has it been so easy to access the 2009 International Codes and reference materials you need—anytime, anywhere. Get your 2009 I-Codes as ebooks and access them 24/7, in the field or at your desk, on your NOOK or Kindle mobile devices. I-Codes and related reference materials on Barnes & Noble NOOK I-Codes and related reference materials on Amazon Kindle |
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WICED Chapter to Offer Speed Mentoring Event at Dallas Code Hearings | |
| Are you looking for a mentor to help you along your career path? Do you want to find out more on being a code official is about? Have you ever wanted to have some face time with the movers and shakers in the code industry? Then speed mentoring may be just what you need. Click to continue. | ||
| Join the Conversation on the New Chapters & Regions Area of the Codes & Standards Discussion Forum | ||
| Building Officials Association of Texas Inaugural Fall Conference | ||
| February Meeting of Building Officials of Western Massachusetts | ||
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Biggert Thanked for Support of Building Code Grant Provision | |
| International Code Council Chief Executive Officer Rick Weiland, Government Relations Senior Vice President Sara Yerkes and Government Relations Vice President of Federal and External Relations David Karmol recently met with Illinois Representative Judy Biggert, who is Chair of the House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Weiland thanked the Congresswoman for her support of our building code grant provision, which she inserted into the Flood Insurance Reform Bill. Government Relations has opened up a new year in top form, and is looking forward to 2012 being another banner year for ICC. Click here for highlights from January and February. |
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ASPE Members Awarded Life Memberships | |
| The American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) board of directors voted to honor John Nussbaum and Edwin Hawley of the Eastern Michigan Chapter with Life Memberships. Life Membership status can be granted to any retired person who has been a member in good standing continuously during the past 10 years and has demonstrated significant contributions to the chapter and the Society. | ||
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Understanding Section 1703 of the IBC | |
| A product evaluation entity may mistakenly consider itself as an "approved agency" under section 1703 of the International Building Code (IBC) even though the agency has not been designated as an approved agency by the local building official, as the IBC requires. According to the IBC, the approval is based upon information provided to building officials by the agency. The building official then determines if the agency meets the applicable requirements of Section 1703. | ||
| ICC-ES Strengthens Its Position As the Leader in Structurally Related Product Evaluations | ||
| ICC-ES PMG and Pace Laboratories Join Resources | ||
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IAS and BOABC Sign Agreement | |
| The International Accreditation Service (IAS) and Building Officials Association of British Columbia (BOABC) signed a Service Recognition Agreement that outlines specific steps to introduce the IAS Building Department Accreditation Program to building departments in the province of British Columbia. Click to continue. | ||
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Building Safety Month "I Support" Campaign | |
| Please join the International Code Council Foundation in the 2012 "I Support Building Safety Month" grassroots web campaign. Your support will raise public awareness of the campaign and lead to widespread acknowledgement of the critical importance of building codes, their enforcement and the role of professional code officials. To learn more about the "I Support" campaign and Building Safety Month, click here. | ||
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