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| Deadline Approaching for "Get Everyone Certified" Challenge Demonstrate your department's commitment to building safety and quality by entering the "Get Everyone Certified" Challenge. Complete this form by August 15 to compete for $1,100 credits for ICC educational offerings, courtesy of Target. All departments with newly 100-percent certified staff will be entered into a drawing for three $1,100 credits, awarded by population size. Additionally, departments with staff who are already 100-percent ICC certified as well as departments with newly 100-percent certified staff will be given recognition. Click here for details. |
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| ICC Board Approves Committee Appointments; Names ES Board of Managers The Code Council Board of Directors approved appointments to two Professional Development Council (PDC) committees and made appointments to the 2014 Validation Committee and the ICC Evaluation Service Board of Managers during its July meeting. Professional Development Council The Board approved appointments to the Education and Certification committees of the PDC, which was created to further align the goals of ICC's Education and Certification programs. Cindy Davis, Director of the State Building Codes Office for the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, chairs the PDC and serves on the Certification Committee with Anthony DeVoe, Oxnard, California; Autumn Hartsoe, Goodyear, Arizona; Jeremy Searfoss, Reading, Pennsylvania; Rick Witt, Chesterfield County, Virginia; and Jeff Whitney, Grand County, Utah. Serving on the Education Committee are Jeff Camp, Elizabethtown, Kentucky; John Delassandro, Trenton, New Jersey; Dave Horras, Westminster, Colorado; Tom Johnson, Durham, New Hampshire; Nancy Springer, Oroville, California; and Sean Reid, Johnson County, Kansas. Secretary/Treasurer Alex Olszowy and Director Gilbert Gonzales are the ICC Board liaisons to the PDC. 2014 Validation Committee Following up on a decision made at its April meeting, the ICC Board appointed a Validation Committee to comply with the provisions of Council Policy (CP) #28, Section 10.1. CP #28 prescribes the rules of procedure used in the continued development and maintenance of the International Codes. Section 10.1. addresses tabulation and validation following the closing of the online ballot period where votes received are combined with the vote tally at the Public Comment Hearing to determine the final vote on a code change proposal. ICC Board Immediate Past President Ronald Piester, AIA will serve as chair of the Validation Committee. Members are Neil Burning, National Association of Home Builders; Ron Burton, Building; William Dupler, cdpACCESS Steering Committee Chair; Wanda Edwards, ICC Industry Advisory Committee Chair; John Terry, ICC Codes and Standards Council Chair; and Maureen Traxler, Seattle, Washington. ICC-ES Board of Managers The ICC Board also appointed representatives to its subsidiary ICC Evaluation Service Board of Managers: Michael Clack, Scottsdale, Arizona; Robert Dickson, Parex USA; William Duck, inspection firm; ICC Board Director Jay Elbettar, Mission Viejo, California; Sharon Goei, Walnut Creek, California; William Gould, Hilti Inc.; Ron Lynn, Clark County, Nevada; Frank Nunes, Wall and Ceiling Alliance; Marvin Phipps, Richland County, South Carolina; and Williston Warren, SESOL. |
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| Manufacturers Benefit from ICC-ES Expedited Service Several manufacturers have taken advantage of the ICC-ES Expedited Service for new and revised reports. Polycoat (ESR-2785), Geotech Enterprises (ESR-3623), Soil Retention Products, Inc. (ESR-3073), Structural Technologies (ESR-3606), Butech Building Technology (ESR-3343) and GAF Corporation (ESR-3571) with products ranging from underlayment systems and helical pile foundation systems to porcelain tile ventilated systems, retaining wall systems and insulated sheathing are among the expedited service customers. ICC-ES’ Expedited Service meets manufacturers market entry demands. Expedited Service reports are designated as priority projects and include the same thorough technical evaluation in a less time with one main point of contact. “We offer this service to allow manufacturers to bring their products to market quickly with the same focus on public safety and a rigorous review of each product that all ICC-ES evaluation reports receive,” said ICC-ES President, Shahin Moinian, P.E. |
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| Miss. Counties Must Decide on New Building Code Lee County property owners planning to build new houses or other structures soon may see an unfamiliar face; an inspector. Many counties throughout the state require only a licensed contractor for construction of new residential or commercial structures. County governments will vote this year to decide whether to adopt a building code meeting minimum standards in a new law recently signed by Gov. Phil Bryant. The decision focuses on local governments, including municipalities, without building codes or those below standards of Mississippi Building Codes Council's versions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code or other codes including electrical, plumbing, fire and fuel gas. |
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| Letter: Lawmakers Should Adopt Carbon Monoxide Codes In the July 18 editorial "Device Saves Lives," a piece about the tragic death of a mother and son by carbon monoxide poisoning, part of the story was the statistic that Pennsylvania leads the nation in the number of deaths by carbon monoxide poisoning. Not mentioned in this editorial was a solution to this problem; the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC). The 2009 IRC had a mandatory requirement for installation of carbon monoxide alarms in new single and two-family dwellings, as well as requiring installation in existing dwellings where work requiring a permit occurs. During adoption, the General Assembly bowed to special interests, and that language was taken out of the code. |
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| Crest Hill (Ill.) Home Builders, Firefighters Debate Need for Sprinklers Home builders and fire officials are at odds over the Crest Hill City Council's repeal of a fire code that mandated fire suppression sprinkler systems be installed in every new residential construction. Home builders and Realtor associations are applauding the decision as a cost-saving move that would bring down the price of homes, while fire officials say the lack of a fire sprinkler system decreases the safety of homes. |
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| Higher Earthquake Risk for Eastern U.S. New seismic hazard maps updated for the first time since 2008 show highest risk west but also increased risk east. "The eastern US has the potential for larger and more damaging earthquakes than considered in previous maps and assessments," the report states. The East Coast experienced one of its largest quakes for 100 years in 2011. The 5.8 magnitude quake was centred on rural Virginia but was felt by hundreds of thousands of people, including in Washington D.C. Parts of states including Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon and California remain at the highest risk of seismic activity. |
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| Fire Code Enforcement Impacts Haunted Houses The city's fire marshal has put a scare into a Great Falls Halloween tradition by sending letters to three organizations that have hosted haunted houses and told them that their past operations violated the fire code and wouldn't be allowed this year. Dirk Johnson took over as city fire marshal last year and has been working to educate local businesses about the code and push for better enforcement. "It's not something that we want to do, but it's in the code," he said. Great Falls uses the International Fire Code, which has also been adopted by the state. The fire code includes provisions for special amusement buildings, and that provision applies to haunted houses. Those provisions have been in place in Montana since at least 2009. |
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| Storm Shelters Become Mandatory for All New Illinois School Buildings A new Illinois law will require all new school buildings being constructed in Illinois to include a storm shelter. House Bill 2513 makes it mandatory that Illinois public school buildings meet minimum requirements for a storm shelter set forth by the International Code Council and the National Storm Shelter Association. |
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