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Maple Grove, Minn., Presented AMBO Building Department of the Year Award
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." Maple Grove Building Official Rick Davidson said the building department consists of 12 technical and four support staff positions whose efforts have made the award possible. Combined, he said the technical staff has more than 180 years of code enforcement experience and holds approximately 30 state and national licenses and certificates. "This is a really nice recognition for the city of Maple Grove and the building department," he said. City Council member Erik Johnson said he worked previously with building officials across the Twin Cities and knew the city's building department's reputation was solid. "This award comes as no surprise to me," he added. "I'm sure it's well-earned and you're one of the most respected building departments in the metro area." Read more from the Press & News |
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ICC, HUD Present National Webcast "HUD Block Grants for Local Code Programs" The International Code Council is working with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help code officials understand how they can use HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to support local code programs. |
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Building Officials Membership Council and Fire Service Membership Council Meet Jointly |
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| The Governing Committees of the Building Officials Membership Council and the Fire Service Membership Council met jointly during the weekend of March 1-3, at Guntersville State Park in Alabama. The members of each Governing Committee worked in cross-pollinated teams to identify barriers to cohesive working relationships between building and fire officials, and identify solutions and best practices to eliminate barriers. Click here for more. |
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Black Hawk County, Iowa, Updates to 2009 International Building and Residential Codes Black Hawk county commissioners voted 4-0 in favor of updating to the 2009 IBC and 2009 IRC from the 2006 editions. County officials said the new codes, which apply in rural areas outside incorporated communities, are designed to bring codes in line with those enforced in the city of Waterloo, Iowa. The city's building inspections department handles permits and building inspections for the county. |
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| ADECA Hosts Building Codes Workshop for Inspectors, Local Officials The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) welcomed 60 building inspectors and other local officials to a two-day workshop to help them learn about new statewide standards for safety and energy efficiency for residential and commercial buildings. The two-day training session was part of an ongoing ADECA project to assist with implementation of Alabama's first statewide building codes based on the International Building, Fire, Mechanical, Plumbing and Fuel Gas Codes. The codes became effective October 1, 2012 and apply to all new construction and substantial renovations. ADECA has hosted numerous workshops to help contractors, architects and other professionals involved in the building industry become familiar with the new codes, and the department plans several more training opportunities in 2013. Read more from the Cullman Sense |
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