Public Comment Hearings results available.

Click here for a summary of the actions taken at the 2015 Public Comments to the ICC Group A International Codes at the hearings held in Long Beach, Calif. The start date for the Online Governmental Consensus Vote has been delayed beyond the projected Oct. 21 date. The new date will be announced online and on cdpACCESS.

ICC Board approves four new Chapters.

The ICC Board of Directors approved four new Chapters during its meeting at the 2015 Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif. The new Chapters are the New England Building Officials Education Association, the New Hampshire Fire Prevention Society, the Nigeria National Chapter and the Trinidad/Tobago Chapter. Read more.

Inspector gets his kicks — and conference fix — on Route 66.

Delavan, Wis., Building Inspector Fred Walling crossed two items off his bucket list when he traveled to ICC's 2015 Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif. The Vice President of the Southwest Wisconsin Building Inspectors Association made the journey aboard his Harley Davidson while riding the famed Route 66. "This one may have been a bit higher than the conference, albeit I got to check off two from my list," Walling admitted. "It was phenomenal on two fronts." In all, Walling rode 4,925 miles over 10 days, which included four spent at the conference in Long Beach. "I'm pretty confident I 'nailed it,'" he said as an obvious construction pun. View some of the photographs from Walling's trip.

CACs schedule meetings to develop Group B proposed changes.

ICC's Building and Fire Code Action Committees will hold a joint meeting Nov. 4-5 in Schiller Park, Ill. The purpose of the meeting is for committee members to develop proposed changes to the Group B International Codes. Read the meeting notice.

The ICC Sustainability, Energy & High Performance Building Code Action Committee also will hold a meeting Dec. 9-11 in Schiller Park to develop Group B changes. Read the meeting notice.

The ICC PMG Code Action Committee will continue conducting its business via a series of teleconferences. For more information on ICC's Code Action Committees, click here.

Significant changes to the 2015 IFC.

Fire sprinklers are now required on all floors between the occupied roof and the level of exit discharge when assembly uses occur on the rooftop of buildings and the occupant load exceeds 100 for Group A-2 or 300 for other Group A occupancies, according to an addition to Section 903.2.1.6 (Assembly Occupancies on Roofs) of the 2015 International Fire Code (IFC).

(This information is excerpted from the Significant Changes to the 2015 International Fire Code.)

PERC releases drainline transport report.

The Plumbing Efficiency Research Coalition (PERC) released Phase 2 of the long-anticipated study The Drainline Transport of Solid Waste in Buildings. The Phase 2 report is now available on the PERC website. The study builds on the findings of the Phase 1 report of the same title and provides new and important insights into the performance of building drains as water flows are incrementally reduced as a result of water-efficiency-related regulations. The Code Council is one of six member organizations representing the coalition.

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New publication includes solar energy provisions and commentary in one resource.

The International Code Council, National Fire Protection Association, and ICC's Solar Rating & Certification Corporation have collaborated to publish the 2015 International Solar Energy Provisions and Commentary. The new publication is the first of its kind to include solar energy code-related provisions, commentary and selected standards in a single, comprehensive resource to address the needs of the solar energy industry.

ICC, BPI introduce residential energy efficiency guide.

ICC and the Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) have partnered to publish the second edition of BPI's popular Building Science Principles Reference Guide. The guide helps home inspectors, building trade professionals, managers of energy efficiency incentive programs and students better understand residential energy performance from a whole-house perspective. This second edition is available in English and Spanish.

ICC Member Givens presented PHCC HVAC Contractor of the Year award.

The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors National Association (PHCC) announced that Alan D. Givens, president and owner of Parrish Services in Manassas, Va., and an ICC Member, received its HVAC Contractor of the Year award. A 19-year-old mechanical contracting company started in Givens' basement, Inc. named Parrish Services one of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the country. The PHCC award recognizes Givens for his dedication to the HVAC industry through his commitment to his profession, his customers, his community and his association. Read more.

Golf tournament raises funds for fight against Cerebral Palsy.

The Westchester Chapter of the New York State Building Officials Conference recently hosted its 2nd Annual Golf Outing in North Salem, N.Y., with all proceeds benefitting the Cerebral Palsy of Westchester Foundation. More than 120 golfers participated in the tournament that raised $28,000 for the foundation. ICC was a sponsor of the event and pictured with other participants is Government Relations Vice President Dorothy Harris.

Government Relations profile: Kraig Stevenson.

If it weren't for a German Shepherd, Kraig Stevenson might have never given a second thought to building codes. For those of you who know him, that may sound hard to believe, but the man who goes after code adoptions with the tenacity of a bulldog owes his career, ultimately, to the common boyhood dream of having a dog. Read more.

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