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In this issue:

• Register for 2005 Annual Conference today
• ICC, IAPMO discuss combining plumbing, mechanical codes
• Final Action Agenda available for download
• Hurricane tool kits presented to Congress
• CALBO-ICC certification coming soon
• Copies of standard presented to California chapters
• Call for Applications – Codes & Standards Committees
• Summer dreams bring visions of Harleys
• Foundation sets deadline for Tsunami Relief Fund
• Silent Auction will benefit YouthBuild Detroit
• I-Codes adoptions continue to grow
• Kaplan partnership provides PE Exam Prep savings
• “Campus Fire Safety Right-to- Know” language added to College Access and Opportunity Act
• IAS debuts new Web site
• Chapter newsletter goes electronic
• ICC secures industry experts to lead national telephone training

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ICC Codes and Standards Meetings Schedule

Sept. 28-Oct. 2,
I-Codes Final Action Hearings,
Detroit, MI

Oct. 31-Nov. 2,
Storm Shelter
(I-Standards: IS-STM),
Chicago, IL

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August 24, 2005
Volume 2, Issue 8

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Protecting the health, safety, and welfare of people by creating better buildings and safer communities.

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Providing the highest quality codes, standards, products, and services for all concerned with the safety and performance of the built environment.

Register for 2005 Annual Conference today

Time is running out to be a part of one of the largest assemblies of building safety and fire prevention professionals in the United States at the 2005 International Code Council Annual Conference, Sept. 25-Oct. 2, at the COBO Center in Detroit, Michigan.

The conference features the Final Action Hearings on the 2006 I-Codes, the Education Program, Annual Business Meeting and networking opportunities with your peers in the building safety and fire prevention industry. The ICC Expo showcases the latest building and construction technologies and products offered by manufacturers, trade associations and related companies exhibiting at the event.

You can register online for this year’s conference by clicking here.

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ICC, IAPMO discuss combining
plumbing, mechanical codes

Frank Hodge, President of the International Code Council (ICC) announced that formal discussions with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) have begun to explore the joint development of new plumbing and mechanical codes for the nation.
For further details, click here.

Final Action Agenda available for download

The 2004-05 ICC Code Development Cycle Final Action Agenda is available for download by clicking here. These documents will constitute the agenda for the Final Action Hearings on the 2006 I-Codes to be held Sept. 28-Oct. 2 during the ICC Annual Conference in Detroit, Michigan.

All files are in PDF format. A schedule for the hearings to be conducted at the COBO Center is available by clicking here.

Hurricane tool kits presented to Congress

With the 2005 hurricane season in full gear, ICC’s Government Relations staff assembled Hurricane Preparedness Tool Kits and recently distributed them to members of Congress on Capitol Hill.

The kits are a compilation of materials available from ICC, FEMA, the American Red Cross and similar organizations that address hurricane preparedness in a variety of subjects. Click here for more information.

CALBO-ICC certification coming soon

Code officials who want to get certified specifically on the California Codes should be able to earn their professional certification by early 2006.

ICC and the California Building Officials (CALBO) are working to develop the joint certification exams that will cover the California Building, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical Codes. With the new CALBO-ICC Certification, candidates will be tested on the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, which references the Uniform Codes and the National Electrical Code with California amendments. (Amendments make up approximately 5–10 percent of the California Building Code.)

Keep an eye out for updates in upcoming editions of ICC eNews, as well as on the ICC and CALBO Web sites. Questions can be e-mailed to Beverly Konoian or submitted by calling 1-888-ICCSAFE (422-7233), ext. 3217.

Copies of standard presented to California chapters

The International Code Council Foundation (ICCF) recently attended the ICC tri-chapter meeting in Anaheim, California, to present code officials with complimentary copies of the National Design Specification for Wood and Supplement.

The standard, which is referenced in the 2003 IBC, was donated to the Foundation by the American Forest and Paper Association. Code officials in attendance at the meeting, hosted by ICC’s Los Angeles Basin Chapter, Orange Empire Chapter, and San Diego Chapter, eagerly accepted the entire allotment of standards brought to the event. Click here for more news from the Foundation.

Call for Applications – Codes & Standards Committees

ICC is currently accepting applications for numerous councils and committees, to include the four International Councils, the 2006-07 International Code and Interpretation Committees, and the 2006-07 Code Correlation Committee.

A complete list with descriptions and deadline information is available by clicking here.

Summer dreams bring visions of Harleys

Picture the scene—you, riding a motorcycle through the Michigan countryside surrounded by buddies and fellow ICC members. You return from the trip to find, only two days later, that you have won a brand new 2005 Harley-Davidson.

Sound like a summer daydream? Maybe, but this one can come true by purchasing a raffle ticket to benefit the AIA-ICC Bob Fowler Memorial Scholarship Fund. One lucky winner will receive a 2005 Harley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider. The drawing will be held Sept. 28 at the Annual Banquet during the 2005 ICC Annual Conference in Detroit.

Click here for more details.

Foundation sets deadline for Tsunami Relief Fund

The ICC Foundation (ICCF) extends a final challenge to chapters, organizations and individuals to make life-changing donations to the Tsunami Relief Fund. The funds received for this project will be donated by ICCF to Habitat Humanity International during the ICC Annual Conference in Detroit, Michigan.

To date, ICCF has received more than $15,000 for the Tsunami Fund, with the Arizona Building Officials Association (AZBO) donating $5,000 during its recent annual conference. AZBO officials have issued another challenge to ICC chapters to do the same. Click here for more information.

Silent Auction will benefit YouthBuild Detroit

Start making plans now to participate in the International Code Council Foundation’s Silent Auction on Sept. 26 during the ICC Annual Conference in Detroit, Michigan. Proceeds will benefit YouthBuild Detroit, an organization that offers young residents life-changing opportunities by teaching them important trade skills while they rebuild the community.

There are three ways to participate in the worthwhile event: donate a prize to be auctioned off; make a bid during the auction; or make a cash donation to the ICC Foundation for YouthBuild Detroit. For more information about the Silent Auction, YouthBuild Detroit and the ICC Foundation, click here.

I-Codes adoptions continue to grow

There were 255 I-Codes adoptions during the month of June, inching the year-to-date total closer to the 1,000 mark for 2005. The adoptions ranged in locations from Eagar, Arizona, to Riverton, Wyoming.

Has your jurisdiction adopted one or more of the I-Codes? If so, let ICC know by clicking here. For more information on the latest code adoptions, click here.

Kaplan partnership provides PE Exam prep savings

With the PE exam less than two months away, on Oct. 28, ICC would like to remind all members about the partnership with Kaplan AEC Education. The leaders in standardized test prep for nearly 70 years, Kaplan offers ICC members a 20% discount off all engineering exam prep titles.

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“Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know” language added
to College Access and Opportunity Act

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce voted to add the “Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know” bill as an amendment to H.R. 609, the “College Access and Opportunity Act.” U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ), along with Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), worked to ensure the amendment was adopted in a 35-14 bipartisan vote.

This legislation is supported by a number of fire safety organizations, including the Center for Campus Fire Safety and several Congressional Fire Services Institute member organizations, including the International Code Council. Click here for more details.

IAS debuts new Web site

The International Accreditation Service (IAS) has rolled out a new Web site, www.iasonline.org, to provide information about its accreditation services including two new programs for the accreditation of building departments and special inspection agencies.

The new Web site makes it easy to find organizations that have become accredited under all IAS programs. Visitors will also find accreditation criteria and guidelines, application materials, the latest news about IAS activities and other useful information.

Click here to visit the new site.

Chapter newsletter goes electronic

Board of Directors President Frank Hodge led an ICC contingent that participated in the recent AZBO Annual Business Meeting in Sedona, Arizona. AZBO consists of the Arizona, Southern Arizona and Grand Canyon chapters of ICC.

This and other ICC Chapter news can be found in the new ICC Chapter eNewsletter.

Click here to read the newsletter. For more information on ICC Chapters, click here.

ICC secures industry experts to
lead national telephone training

ICC has finalized arrangements to provide architects, engineers, plan checkers and other building safety and fire prevention professionals the opportunity to participate in two national telephone training sessions.

Each session will include lively discussions and Q&A periods led by a select expert in building and fire codes. The first telephone training session scheduled, 2003 IBC Wind and Earthquake Loads, will be on Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (CT) followed by the 2003 IBC Fire Risks of Interior Finishes training session on Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (CT). To read about the experts leading the telephone training sessions and further details click here.

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