You are invited to attend the 2008 Evaluation Committee meetings to learn how acceptance criteria are developed and‚ if you wish‚ to participate in the open hearing process. No registration is required to attend the meetings. Click here for additional meeting information and important deadlines.
The October ICC-ES Evaluation Committee meeting will be held in Albany‚ New York.
Career Opportunities
with ICC-ES
If you’re an engineer with a solid background in building codes and related subjects‚ then ICC-ES might have the perfect job for you. Staff engineers are currently being sought for our Los Angeles and Birmingham offices. These positions include a variety of duties of a technical and often complex nature‚ supporting the development and issuance of ICC-ES evaluation reports on code compliance of building materials and methods. Find your perfect job.
2007 California
Building Code Supplement
Effective immediately‚ ICC-ES will accept requests from evaluation report holders and applicants to include recognition of their products under Chapter 7A of the 2007 California Building Code. The California State Fire Marshal indicated that ICC-ES evaluation reports will be accepted as evidence of code compliance provided the evaluation report specifically references compliance with Chapter 7A. Continue reading here.
How-To Guidelines
for Report Holders
When an ICC-ES issues an Evaluation Report‚ the manufacturer of the product may use the ICC-ES mark and report number to promote the product. ICC-ES has established guidelines to explain proper use of the mark. Helpful information regarding product labeling also can be found in the ID Section of each report and approval letter.
From coast to coast‚ ICC-ES staff are always on-the-go. Here are events that ICC-ES staff attended or will attend.
ICC-ES evaluation reports continue to earn recognition in major industry publications and websites. Most recently‚ mention was made in Masonry‚ Engineering News Record‚ Air Conditioning Today‚ MSN Money and two international news alert websites. An ICC-ES PMG Listing Program news release was published in Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine.
Zhao Joins ES Technical Staff
A new structural engineer‚ one with long experience in the building industry‚ has joined the ICC-ES staff in the Los Angeles office. David Zhao‚ licensed as both a civil and a structural engineer and certified by the International Code Council as a plans examiner, worked in China‚ Hawaii and California. Continue reading here.
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ICC-ES eNews
April 2008
Volume 4‚ Issue 2
Criteria Approved‚ Revised
The ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) Evaluation Committee considered 24 agenda items and approved 20 new or revised acceptance criteria. For details on criteria of special interest and a complete list of acceptance criteria approved‚ click here.
Of the 24 items on the agenda for consideration during the February Evaluation Committee Meeting‚ 20 new or revised acceptance criteria were approved.
Prefabricated Wood and Cold-formed
Steel Shear Walls—2006 IBC Update
Prefabricated wood shear panels and cold-formed steel prefabricated shear walls are considered alternates under the International Building Code (IBC). They require development of acceptance criteria when seeking recognition in an ICC-ES evaluation report. This has led to the development of AC130 (Acceptance Criteria for Prefabricated Wood Shear Panels) and AC322 (Acceptance Criteria for Prefabricated‚ Cold-formed‚ Steel Lateral-Force-Resisting Vertical Assemblies)‚ which both establish a structural relationship (equivalency) to wood shear walls recognized in the 2006 IBC. Continue reading here.
New Evaluation Reports Available
The most recently published ICC-ES evaluation reports on innovative products are now available. Each list includes the report number and name of the product(s) recognized for code compliance. ICC-ES evaluation reports—available free to code officials‚ contractors and anyone else with an interest in the construction industry—provide comprehensive technical evidence that products and systems meet code requirements. Get the new reports.
For a complete list of ICC-ES Evaluation Reports‚ click here.
ES Developing Green Evaluation Program
To support safe “green” building and construction‚ ICC-ES is developing an evaluation program for sustainable products and materials. ICC-ES report holders may supplement existing evaluation reports for green products for code compliance.
The decision to create the program originated from the interest and needs of attendees at a February ICC-ES open forum in Los Angeles. During this forum‚ ICC-ES committed to provide attendees with more definitive information regarding the proposed scope and structure of this program by next month. For more details‚ contact ICC-ES.
Going Green at Committee Meetings
In support of the International Code Council’s initiative to help communities build green and promote sustainable practices‚ ICC-ES will no longer provide paper copies of acceptance criteria‚ staff memos or public comments. Beginning with the May 28-30 Evaluation Committee meeting‚ ICC-ES will provide a limited number of CDs for use at the meeting or to upload to your computer‚ and will make arrangements with the hotel business center to have documents available to make copies.
PMG Listing Service Debuts
ICC-ES introduced its new PMG Listing Program to attendees at the International Code Council’s Codes Forum in Palm Springs‚ California. Information about the new program was provided through an ICC-ES PMG display booth‚ the Council’s onsite bookstore and during a PMG reception.
ICC-ES Principle Mechanical Engineer Richard Beck (left) and Senior Evaluation Specialist Mike Jones (right) were among PMG staff available during Codes Forum to discuss details of the new ICC-ES PMG Listing Program.
Product Listing Committee Appointed
At its April 4 meeting in Dallas‚ ICC-ES announced newly appointed members of the Plumbing‚ Mechanical and Fuel Gas (PMG) Product Listing Committee. The primary purposes of the committee are to monitor the work of ICC-ES in issuing listings‚ and to evaluate and approve listing criteria on which listings may be based. Member bios‚ photos and additional information about the listing program is available on the ICC-ES PMG webpage.
The ICC-ES PMG Product Listing Committee holds its first meeting in Dallas. From left are Tim Dunn‚ Robert Konyndyk‚ Chairman Michael Harrison and John Addario (not shown‚ Guy Tomberlin).
ESAC‚ ES Cooperative Efforts Continue
The cooperative efforts of the Evaluation Services Advisory Committee (ESAC) and ICC-ES continue. The first of three 2008 ESAC meetings was held in Aurora‚ Colorado. The next two meetings will be May 14 in Whittier‚ California‚ and in September during the ICC Annual Meeting in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota. Read more on the continuing work of ESAC.
The ESAC committee hears reports on current and future committee goals from Chairman Mark Crawford.
Free Report Presentation
Following research that shows code officials prefer to use ICC-ES evaluation reports for approving building products‚ but need education on how to use the reports‚ ICC-ES developed an educational presentation on “How to Use ICC-ES Evaluation Reports.” The one-hour presentation explains the code requirements for approving new products‚ the process used to evaluate products‚ the contents of an ICC-ES evaluation report‚ and how the report helps code officials determine product compliance. Almost 400 code officials have taken advantage of this free presentation opportunity. Contact Code Council Marketing Specialist Marion Maguire for details on the program.
ICC-ES Senior Evaluation Specialist Si Farvardin (standing left) and Code Council Marketing Specialist Marion Maguire (standing right) deliver a chapter presentation to the New Hampshire Building Officials Association.
