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ICC MEMBER NEWS Yankton Recognized for Safety Efforts The city of Yankton, S.D., an ICC Member, strives to create a safer environment for both its employees and the citizens that call it home. Those efforts were highlighted when the city won the Safety Benefits Inc. 2014 Loss Control/Safety Achievement Award for finishing certain safety criteria. The city took a number of steps toward this achievement, including development of a safety manual for the city, which includes detailed instructions on requirements for safety vests, working with tools, and performing monthly building and work area inspections to help make the workplace safer. |
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ICC NEWS & EVENTS ICC Policy Maker Award Honors N.Y. State Senator Little, Va. Director Shelton New York State Senator Betty Little and Bill Shelton, Director of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, are recipients of the 2014 International Code Council Policy Maker of the Year Award, which recognizes contributions that increase public awareness and leads to improved public safety. Sen. Little, who is serving her sixth term in the state legislature, was nominated for her ongoing support of local government officials and advocacy efforts to secure appropriations to pay for code books for code officials in New York State. Under the leadership of Shelton, the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development administers statewide building codes. |
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ICC NEWS ICC Western Regional Office Celebrates Grand Opening The wait is finally over. After months of unpacking boxes, setting up furniture and settling into new cubicles and offices, ICC staff were eager to show around visitors to the new Western Regional Office during the Grand Opening celebration last week on Nov. 13. ICC Members, clients, partners, Board members and visiting staff toured the 23,000-square-foot space that features room for ICC, ICC Evaluation Service and International Accreditation Service staff, as well as spacious training facilities to host industry meetings and events, a conference center with enhanced wireless capabilities, a bookstore and break areas. |
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ICC TRAINING & CERTIFICATION NEWS ICC Partners with RedVector to Offer New Online Code Training Courses The International Code Council has partnered with RedVector.com, the leader in eLearning and workforce training solutions for the architecture, engineering, construction, industrial and facility management industries, to offer first-class code training in a dynamic new online format. As part of the new partnership, ICC and RedVector will develop more than 50 hours of I-Code training courses. The courses will be available at both www.RedVector.com and www.icccampus.org. |
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ICC TRAINING & CERTIFICATION NEWS New ICC Program Offers Expanded Training Options The International Code Council Preferred Provider Program creates an easily accessible network of extensive training opportunities. Learners will benefit from relevant educational programs, expanded topics, and access to educational offerings both onsite and online. The Preferred Provider Program offers a variety of educational resources for the more than 20,000 individuals who attend ICC training each year, and the 43,000 professionals who hold ICC certifications. A major program benefit is guaranteed compliance of training for ICC CEUs through the Preferred Provider Program that can be used toward renewal of ICC certifications. |
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ICC CERTIFICATION NEWS 15 Earn Coveted ICC Master Code Professional Status The achievement of the Master Code Professional (MCP) designation from the International Code Council is the highest level of ICC Certification. It is the gold standard for demonstrating proficiency in the building and fire safety profession. Currently, there are more than 700 MCP professionals worldwide, and their achievements are a benefit to the code enforcement profession, as well as their communities. |
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ICC PRODUCTS & RESOURCES New Download Contains Comprehensive Background on 2015 Code Changes Complete Revision History to the 2015 I-Codes: Successful Changes and Public Comments, available now in PDF download, collects all changes that occurred in the 2015 IBC, IRC, IFC, IPC and IMC, including the original proposal, committee action and final action documentation in a single source. The book compiles the proponent's original reason for the change, unabridged statements that substantiated code development committee actions and the complete documentation for any public comment that was considered prior to final action on the change. This valuable collection greatly simplifies researching the history of a new, revised or deleted code section from 2012 to 2015. |
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ICC TECHNICAL SERVICES Group C Code Development Cycle Results Available The Final Action on the 2014 Proposed Changes to the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) is now available on the Code Council website. The Validation Committee certified the results in accordance with Section 10.1 of CP 28 Code Development. The Summary Report includes items considered at the Public Comment Hearings in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Oct. 1-3, followed by the first-ever Online Governmental Consensus Vote (OGCV) held Oct. 17-31. Approved changes from the 2014 Code Development Cycle will be published in the 2015 IgCC. See page 5 of the report for the OGCV results. |
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ICC TECHNICAL SERVICES ICC 2015/2016/2017 Code Development Cycle Begins Work is well underway on ICC's 2015/2016/2017 Code Development Cycle that begins with the Group A International Codes. This will be the first full cycle that utilizes cdpACCESS, ICC's new cloud-based system that allows for online collaboration, code change and public comment submittals, submission of floor modifications, and online voting. A change to section 3.3.5.6 of Code Council Policy 28 also is new to this cycle that addresses cost impacts of code change proposals. Click here for details on the 2015/2016/2017 cycle, including the schedule and the Code Committee Responsibility Matrix. |
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CODES CORNER Significant Changes to the 2015 International Fire Code A significant code change authorizes the code official to approve vehicle impact barriers other than posts. Previous criteria did not provide for a true performance-based alternative since it addressed a force, but not an impact velocity, such as a 12,000-pound vehicle traveling at 10 mph. The change provides a true performance-based option. The code official now has the ability to approve a barrier based on its ability to resist, deflect or visually deter vehicular impact. |
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INDUSTRY NEWS Energy Codes: From a Code Official's Perspective Many of us are familiar with the role police and firefighters play within our communities. Police reduce crime. Firefighters put out fires, writes Julie Ruth of the America Architectural Manufacturers Association. Both play a critical role in preserving the overall safety of the communities we live in. Many code officials view themselves as having a similar role within the communities they serve. They are the "Silent Defenders" who strive to prevent the tragedies that would require the First Responders. Often these code officials view this as a calling, not just a job. It's what they are meant to do with their lives. |
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