A Letter from ICC Board President Henry Green

Henry Green Dear Members, Partners and Stakeholders, First and foremost, thank you for your valuable input in the proposed joint venture between the International Code Council (ICC) and International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) to create a single plumbing code and a single mechanical code. Your review of the proposal put forth by ICC and IAPMO was instrumental in assisting the ICC Board of Directors in making decisions that reflected the desires of our membership. After review and consideration of significant feedback from ICC members, it was clear to the Board that the joint venture, as first proposed, would not be acceptable without further modification. Issues of concern included the code development process, committee balance, the base document for the codes and ownership of the proposed joint codes. The ICC Board responded to those concerns and shared its position with IAPMO. They have responded, indicating they are not in a position to entertain the points outlined in ICC’s latest offer. This marks an end to the earnest effort to combine the value of the Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Mechanical Code into the fundamental concept of ICC’s single, coordinated family of codes. To read the rest of Henry’s letter, click here.

Members Forum Cancelled An exclusive forum to discuss the proposed joint venture at ICC’s Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, has been cancelled. Get the Facts Here Learn the background and history behind the discussions between ICC and IAPMO to create a single plumbing and a single mechanical code. ICC eNews September 1, 2006 ICC, IAPMO End Discussions on Proposed Joint Codes ICC announced today that negotiations have ended with IAPMO on a joint venture to develop a single plumbing code and single mechanical code. “Both organizations worked cooperatively in good faith to try and put this joint venture together,” said ICC Board President Henry Green. “We made it clear to IAPMO from the beginning that the code development process had the potential to be a real stumbling block, and that we would seek input from our members and stakeholders before finalizing any agreement. Our entire organization has given extensive consideration to a hybrid code development process that would have satisfied IAPMO’s desire to maintain ANSI accreditation. Ultimately, our members and stakeholders made it clear that they were unwilling to deviate from the ICC governmental consensus process, in which public officials—who have no economic interest in the outcome—determine the content of the code.” Click here to read more. ICC has a new e-mail address for readers to add to their address books. To make sure you continue to receive ICC's monthly ICC eNews in your inbox (not sent to bulk or junk folders), please add eNewsLetter@iccsafe.org to your address book. To subscribe to eNews, click here. To read ICC's Privacy Policy, click here. ICC and its affiliates and subsidiaries respect your right to privacy. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please click here. ©2006 International Code Council, Headquarters; 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 600; Falls Church, VA 22041 USA.