ICC-ES mourns the loss of its colleague Glenn Winslow‚ who passed away earlier this month. Glenn was an employee of ICC-ES for 29 years‚ serving most recently as Regional Manager of the Birmingham and Chicago offices. Our deepest condolences go out to his family. He will be missed professionally and personally by his colleagues and friends.
Special Exhibitor Packages
for ICC-ES Report Holders
As an exhibitor at the International Code Council Expo during the 2008 Annual Conference in Minneapolis‚ you will have the opportunity to put your company and products in front of more than 2‚000 building and fire safety professionals.
Register now and receive a special exhibitor package exclusively for ICC-ES Report Holders. Please be sure to mention that you are an ICC-ES report holder when registering to receive this special exhibitor package.
ICC-ES Report Holders can take advantage of a special exhibitor package for the 2008 ICC Expo in Minneapolis.
Don’t Miss the ICC-ES Symposium in Minneapolis
ICC-ES will present a symposium entitled “Innovative Products with Code Solutions” on Monday‚ September 15‚ from 1:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m. during the 2008 ICC Annual Conference and Final Action Hearings in Minneapolis. The presentations will be made by leaders in their respective industries and address issues related to the symposium theme. Read more.
Join a Winning Team!
If you are an engineer with a 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‚ California‚ and Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ offices.
These positions include a variety of duties of a technical and complex nature‚ supporting the development and issuance of ICC-ES Evaluation Reports on code compliance of building materials and methods. Check out the career opportunities with ICC-ES.
ICC-ES Principal Structural Engineer‚ Brian Gerber‚ P.E.‚ S.E.‚ co-authored an article entitled “Code Changes Affecting Post-Installed Concrete Anchor Design” that published in Wood Design Focus, a journal of the Forest Products Society.
ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria and Evaluation Reports continue to earn recognition in major industry publications and on websites. Most recently‚ mention was made in the New York Times‚ Building Safety Journal, Metal Construction News‚ LBM Journal‚ and Professional Deck Builder Magazine. The IHS electronic newsletter, Construction Industry Trends‚ published “ICC Evaluation Service Brings Innovation to the Building Code.”
News releases about a variety of new ICC-ES Evaluation Reports have been published on websites for Urethanes Technology International‚ Walls and Ceilings Online‚ Building Market News‚ istockAnalyst‚ Chemical News‚ Sprayfoam‚ Earthtimes‚ Insurance News Net and PR-Inside.
How-To Guidelines
for Report Holders
When an ICC-ES Evaluation Report is issued, the manufacturer of the product may use the ICC-ES mark and report number to promote the product. ICC-ES guidelines 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. Read the complete guidelines for New Reports (Section 13.0)‚ and the complete guidelines for Legacy Reports (Section 15.0).
Report holders also can find additional resources to promote their products on the ICC-ES website.
From Idaho to Canada‚ ICC Evaluation Service staff is always on the go. Here are events ICC-ES staff attended or will attend.
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The ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) Evaluation Committee approved 19 new or revised acceptance criteria from an agenda of 30 items during its meeting in Chicago. The committee considered several seismic issues related to lateral-force-resisting products. There are now acceptance criteria for specific lateral-force-resisting elements (AC130‚ AC230 and AC322) or systems (AC215)‚ but there is still discussion regarding the assignment of seismic factors for other proprietary systems‚ such as concrete walls or sandwich panels. Industry representatives discussed the possibility of forming task groups that would consider the approach for each system before ICC-ES would issue an Evaluation Report. ICC-ES staff is currently preparing a proposed guideline for creating the task groups that will be posted on the August 2008 Alternative Criteria Process agenda. Read more highlights from the Evaluation Committee meeting.
The ICC-ES Evaluation Committee’s agenda included seismic issues relating to lateral force resisting products‚ foam plastic insulation‚ tapping screws and vapor permeable membranes.
Albany Hosting Next
Evaluation Committee Meeting
You are invited to attend the ICC-ES Evaluation Committee meeting in Albany‚ New York‚ in October 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. Get more details.
ICC-ES Launches Green Service
The International Code Council Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) is developing a program involving supplemental verification reports on the sustainable attributes of products. The ICC-ES Green Verification Program‚ developed in response to the Council’s commitment to developing and fostering sustainable design and construction activities‚ will launch in October. Get more details.
New ICC-ES Evaluation Reports Available
ICC-ES Evaluation Reports on code compliance—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. The most recently published evaluation reports on innovative products are now available.Each list includes the report number and name of the product(s) recognized for code compliance.
A complete list of ICC-ES Evaluation Reports is available.
ESAC Task Group
Makes Recommendations
Consistency with technical decisions for Evaluation Report applicants continues to be a topic of interest for industry members and ICC-ES. A task group of the Evaluation Service Advisory Committee (ESAC) provided several recommendations for ICC-ES to consider during its May meeting related to software applications and procedural documentation.
ICC-ES will continue to work with the task group on this effort. The ESAC meets for the final time this year‚ on September 16‚ during the 2008 ICC Annual Conference and Final Action Hearings in Minneapolis. Read more on the ESAC.
ESAC members discuss task group recommendations for ICC-ES.
ICC-ES to Verify Compliance
with 2007 Florida Building Code
Supplemental reports to the 2007 Florida Building Code now available!
ICC-ES has revisited its decision to discontinue offering supplemental reports to current Evaluation Service Report holders to verify compliance with the 2007 Florida Building Code (FBC). Based on input from our report holders and in consideration of developments in the state of Florida, ICC-ES will immediately reinstate this service and seek recognition with the state of Florida as a Validation Entity. This will provide improved support to ICC-ES clients who hold supplemental reports under the FBC. Read more.
New PMG Program
Releases Product Listings
Shower pan liners are among the products that received ICC-ES PMG listings.
ICC-ES issued its first 10 listings for plumbing, mechanical and fuel gas (PMG) products. The ICC-ES PMG Listing Program provides evidence for manufacturers, building departments and consumers that approved products meet requirements in codes and standards.
“ICC-ES is a building department’s most preferred and trusted evaluation service‚” said ICC-ES Director of Listing Programs Bernie Soesilo. “Many listing programs only verify that products meet standards requirements. The ICC-ES PMG Listing Program is unique because it’s the only program that checks products against codes and standards‚ making it much more valuable to code officials.” Continue reading.
ICC-ES Visits Northern Nevada Chapter
ICC-ES President John Nosse gave a presentation to the Northern Nevada Chapter in Reno. Nosse provided information to assist code officials in using ICC-ES Evaluation Reports to approve innovative building products. Also in attendance at the meeting was Code Council Board Secretary/Treasurer Ron Lynn‚ who provided chapter members with an update on organizational activities.
Ekenel Receives P.E. License
Mahmut Ekenel
As a Senior Evaluation Specialist, Mahmut Ekenel‚ Ph.D. in the ICC-ES Los Angeles office‚ prepared for several months to take the Professional Engineer’s (P.E.) exam. Ekenel passed the Engineer-In-Training (EIT) exam in 2004 and recently completed a two-month long P.E. preparation class‚ which consisted of training seven hours per day on Saturdays and Sundays plus additional hours of study every other day of the week. All of his work and dedication culminated when Ekenel took the P.E. exam and passed. He has since received a P.E. license with a discipline in Structural Engineering. ICC-ES is pleased to announce that Ekenel now holds the title of Staff Engineer. Click here to read more.
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Ensuring that building products
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ICC-ES eNews
August 2008
Volume 4‚ Issue 3
Each list includes the report number and name of the product(s) recognized for code compliance.
