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ICC MEMBERS 2014 Call for Membership Councils Governing Committees The International Code Council is accepting applications until Sept. 15, for openings on the Governing Committees of each Membership Council. The Membership Council Governing Committees act as liaisons between the Councils and the ICC Board, providing feedback and recommendations regarding ICC services, helping build and improve relationships with stakeholders, and acting as advocates for areas of professional or technical interest import to the Council Members. Click here for an application. |
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CEO UPDATE Developing a Framework for the Next Generation of the I-Codes An underlying element from the Code Council's Vision 2023 strategic planning initiative is establishing an appropriate framework for the development of the International Codes (I-Codes). Eleven years ago such a task would have seemed unrealistic and unnecessary due to the crowded hearing rooms and provisions of the I-Codes being decided by hundreds of Governmental Member Voting Representatives. As the size of ICC's family of codes quickly grew to 15 publications, so too did the number of code change proposals and code development committees. |
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ICC ANNUAL CONFERENCE Fowler Memorial Motorcycle Ride Rumbling to the Florida Keys The 11th Annual Bob Fowler Memorial Motorcycle Ride will be held Sept. 27-28 prior to the start of the 2014 ICC Annual Conference, Group C Public Comment Hearings and Expo. Participants will ride to the Florida Keys from Fort Lauderdale, traveling along the edge of the Everglades into Key Biscayne, Key Largo, Marathon Key, and over the Seven Mile Bridge into Key West. A commemorative tee shirt is included in the registration fee. Click here for a registration form and rental information. |
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ICC NEWS & EVENTS Groups Agree to Streamline Green Building Tool Coordination and Development The International Code Council, ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and the U.S. Green Building Council announce the signing of a memorandum to collaborate on the development of Standard 189.1, the International Green Construction Code and the LEED green building program. The unprecedented cooperation aims to create a comprehensive framework for jurisdictions looking to implement and adopt green building regulations and codes and/or provide incentives for voluntary leadership programs such as LEED. |
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ICC TRAINING & CERTIFICATION NEWS Preferred Provider Stakeholder Group Continues Discussions As the International Code Council continues development of the Preferred Provider Program (PPP), a Stakeholder Group consisting of members from across the country representing Code Council Chapters, jurisdictions, associations, educators and industry meets periodically to discuss the details of the program. |
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ICC PRODUCTS & RESOURCES New ISPSC Helps Pool Builders and Code Officials Speak the Same Language The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP) announced the 2015 International Swimming Pool & Spa Code (ISPSC), the industry's only comprehensive model code covering both residential and commercial swimming pools and spas. The new code, produced jointly with APSP and published by the International Code Council, uses prescriptive and performance-related provisions to establish minimum safety requirements for public and residential pools, spas and hot tubs. |
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ICC TECHNICAL SERVICES 2014 Group C Public Comment Hearings Schedule Announced The Public Comment Hearings will start at 8 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday, October 1. The hearing schedule will follow the chapter designations in the International Green Construction Code. Click here for the schedule. |
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CODES CORNER Significant Code Changes to the 2012 IRC The terminology related to live loads in the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC) has been updated for consistency with ASCE 7-10. Attics other than habitable attics are now labeled uninhabitable attics. An extensive rewrite of footnotes b and g pertaining to attic live loads have been revised to clarify the intent of provisions for determining when an uninhabitable attic must be designed for a minimum live load of 20 psf for limited storage. For trusses, the determination is still based on a 24-inch-by-42-inch rectangle, but the text is changed to describe an assumed condition rather than an actual one, which is considered more appropriate for a building code requirement. |
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ICC JOBTARGET Tomberlin Named Branch Chief for Fairfax County, Virginia ICC Board of Directors Vice President Guy Tomberlin, CBO, has been named Branch Chief Residential and Light Commercial Inspections for the Fairfax County, Va., Department of Public Works and Environmental Services. Tomberlin has held the positions of Residential and Commercial Inspector, Commercial Mechanical Inspection Supervisor, Chief Plumbing Inspector, Code Specialist, and Manager of Building Code Services (Permitting) before he was named Branch Chief Residential and Light Commercial Inspections. |
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VIEWPOINTS Is "Building Resiliency" Becoming a Movement? Mother Nature is teaming up with a collection of green building advocates and industry groups to propel a movement that home builders generally support but that they also fear could give rise to onerous new codes as well as rules favoring certain construction products. The movement goes under the general label of "resiliency" and refers to a building's ability to withstand natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, wildfires, flooding and severe winter storms. The threats are nationwide, but so are resiliency's benefits: One oft-quoted study by the Federal Emergency Management Agency suggests that for every dollar spent on disaster mitigation, society saves four. |
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INDUSTRY NEWS Five Ways Contractors Are Building More Disaster-Resistant Homes The old adage says that nobody can predict the weather, but one thing seems certain: based on the past several years, extreme weather conditions are becoming more frequent. Recognizing the need for disaster mitigation, more states and municipalities are establishing guidelines for builders, contractors and homeowners for methods designed to protect structures from extreme weather conditions. |
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