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    MEMBER NEWS
Maple Grove, Minn., Presented AMBO
Building Department of the Year Award


The Association of Minnesota Building Officials Chapter (AMBO) presented its 2012 Building Department of the Year Award to the city of Maple Grove, Minn. The city's building department was recognized for its dedication to code development and education for its building inspectors and code officials around the state of Minnesota.

AMBO President and Maples Grove resident Dave Fisher presented the award that is given annually by the Chapter to help raise the profile of code officials and the importance of building safety. "The fire and police departments have lights and sirens and uniforms," Fisher said during the Maple Grove City Council meeting. "Building departments are never heard of and we’re trying to find a way to promote building departments." Continue reading story
 
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    ICC NEWS
Building Safety Month Campaign Materials Available
ICC is offering two ways to get campaign materials, such has brochures and posters, for promoting Building Safety Month this May. The first way is to order professionally printed campaign materials in the quantities you need from ICC that fit within your budget. The second way is download promotional materials for free from the ICC website, then, print and make your own copies. Join code enforcement professionals across the country who are holding Building Safety Month events or offering educational brochures and information from their department offices. Continue reading story
 
    TECH SERVICES
Group B Code Change Monograph Includes New Features
for Highlighting, Searching and Bookmarking

The monograph for proposed changes to the Group B codes is available on the Code Council website. The on-line version of the monograph and the CDs are PDF files that contain three new features: highlighting and commenting (using Adobe Reader); Adobe search; and bookmarks. Continue reading story
 
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    CODES CORNER
Significant Code Changes to the 2009 A117.1 Accessibility Standard
Two new exceptions are provided to eliminate the requirement for knee and toe space beneath small drink counters or furnishings where the element is not intended to function as a table for forward approach. These types of elements are not really designed or intended to function as a table, dining, or work surface but often can be viewed that way. The addition of Section 902.3 addresses a requirement not previously covered in the standard. This requirement is conceptually similar to sections dealing with elements beneath cooktops, sinks, or lavatories and is intended to prevent harm to users who place their legs beneath an element. Adding this text here extends this requirement to dining and work surfaces to specifically address this danger. Continue reading story
 
    ICC JOBTARGET
U.S. Construction Jobs Hit Three-and-a-Half-Year High
Preliminary figures from the US Bureau of Labor statistics show employment in the construction sector was at its highest since September 2009 last month at 5.78 million jobs. According to the figures, some 48,000 jobs were added in the industry in the month of February, from the 5.74 million employed in January. Continue reading story
 
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    INDUSTRY NEWS
ICC Serves on Response to Hurricane Sandy Expert Safety Panel
A panel of experts from across the country, including top officials from the National Wildlife Federation, Nation Housing Conference, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes and International Code Council, came together March 11 in New York to explore how to recover from Superstorm Sandy and determine how limited federal funds could best be allocated. The group provided valuable input about responses that have worked following other natural disasters around the country, even those that may prove controversial or costly in the short-term. Continue reading story
 
    NEW RESOURCES
Expert Commentary Helps You Learn the New Pool and Spa Code
The new 2012 ISPSC: Code and Commentary is the best tool available for understanding the provisions in the new International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC). This convenient and informative resource contains the full text of the ISPSC, including tables and figures, followed by corresponding commentary at the end of each section in a single document. The valuable resource also includes the full text of APSP-7 Standard for Suction Entrapment Avoidance. Continue reading story
 
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