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Review finds construction
quality played role in storm damage. An initial engineering review
of damage from Hurricane Katrina showed that a few more nails and bolts
could have made a difference. John van de Lindt, a Colorado State University
professor who was part of a team that assessed storm damage, said the
homes with the most damage weren't built as well. "The lesson to be learned
is attention to detail," said van de Lindt. "If the (building) code was
followed, things seemed to do really well." The group intends to make
recommendations for possible code changes based on its findings.
Older buildings
in Broward County, Florida, take a big hit. The number of homes broken
by Hurricane Wilma has swelled to more than 2,300 as state officials blame
older building codes for the severe damage to Broward County apartment
complexes, mobile homes and businesses. State officials have surveyed
Wilma's damage in South Florida and said the major problems were in structures
built before Hurricane Andrew sparked tougher codes. "The damage was in
older and weaker buildings," said Rick Dixon, executive director of the
Florida Building Commission in Tallahassee. "Remember, this is the first
time that area has been hit directly in some time...They will have to
be redone to meet the new standards."
Bhatia named ANSI
President and CEO. S. Joe Bhatia has been appointed as the new President
and CEO of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Bhatia, formerly
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the international
group at Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), was elected at a special
meeting of the ANSI Board of Directors on Nov. 1. The announcement was
made following an intensive global search to identify a successor to Dr.
Mark W. Hurwitz, CAE, who will be retiring from ANSI at year-end. Bhatia
will join ANSI on January 1, 2006.
Colts limit public
drinking fountains to make more money. To push beverage sales, the
Indianapolis Colts' new stadium will have just 36 drinking fountains.
That's about half as many drinking fountains as required by state codes.
State fire and building officials have approved the plans, which originally
called for just two water fountains on each concourse.
New Zealand homes
fail inspections. According to a recent survey, half of all New Zealand
homes may have building defects and maintenance shortcomings. Inspectors
found problems like shaky foundations, rot-causing ventilation lapses,
dampness in the walls and dangerous decks.
Following the deadly
Pakistan/India earthquake, the Delhi government says it will enforce
building codes to ensure new buildings follow earthquake-resistant construction
methods. "We will strengthen our disaster management system," the Chief
Minister said when asked what steps the state government was planning
to prevent casualties suffered in the recent earthquake in northwest India
and Pakistan if such an earthquake was to hit the capital.
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
OF MASONRY
#4026S$55.00$44.00
The ability to solve structural design problems is a prime requisite for
the success of any engineer and/or architect. To facilitate development
of this ability, Structural Design of Masonry includes eighteen example
problems accompanied by practical solutions. These examples emphasize
detailed structural design of any portions of conventional structures
for which masonry may be the designated material.
The
2000 International Building Code® and the 1997 Uniform Building
Code provide a fundamental source to this publication. Both Working Stress
Design and Strength Design methodologies are addressed, and specific code
references are supplied where appropriate. Specific reference is also
made to Finite Element Analysis (FEA) as it concerns masonry structures.
(Soft cover, approximately 348 pages)
Home Builders Guide
to Coastal Construction Fact Sheets (FEMA 499)
#1376S$15.00$12.00
FEMA produced this series of 31 fact sheets to provide technical guidance
and recommendations concerning the construction of coastal residential
buildings. The fact sheets present information aimed at improving the
performance of buildings subject to flood and wind forces in coastal environments.
Photographs and drawings illustrate National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
regulatory requirements, the proper siting of coastal buildings, and recommended
design and construction practices for building components, including structural
connections, the building envelope, and utilities. Many of the fact sheets
also include lists of FEMA and other resources that provide more information
about the topics discussed.
The fact sheets are a required reference for the Coastal Construction
and Flood Plain Inspector Exam.
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Ron Piester (right) visits with Glenn Winslow of ICC-ES during his
recent Board orientation held at the ICC Birmingham District Office.
Vice President Wally Bailey and COO Rick Weiland joined DCOO Dominic
Sims for the orientation. They also spoke during all-hands meetings
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GR SVP Sara Yerkes and Board President Henry Green talk with Michael
Brown at the recent 2005 U.S. World Standards Day Celebration Dinner
in Washington, D.C. Every year at the dinner, Brown presents the Ronald
H. Brown Standards Leadership Award in honor of his father, former
Secretary of Commerce, a strong advocate for standards. |
Nov. 15-17,
Build Boston 2005, Boston, MA
Nov. 15-17, KACo, Louisville, KY
Nov. 16, Illinois Fire Inspectors Association, Countryside, IL
Nov. 16, IHACI, Pasadena, CA
Nov. 16-19, UAPMO, St. George, UT
Nov. 17-20, Hawaii Fire Chiefs Association, Waikoloa, HI
ICC
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November, 2005
ICC
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Vision
Protecting the health, safety, and welfare of people by creating better
buildings and safer communities.
Mission
Providing the highest quality codes, standards, products, and services
for all concerned with the safety and performance of the built environment.
CEO James Lee Witt
and COO Rick Weiland appreciate your feedback on this enewsletter.
Please send your comments to Dominic
Sims, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, 1-888-ICC-SAFE (422-7233),
ext. 5267.
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Louisiana
considers IRC
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Gov. Kathleen Blanco
proposed legislation making the IRC mandatory statewide during a special
session of the Legislature this week. CEO James Lee Witt, who has
been advocating Codes adoptions in the state, continues assisting Gov. Blanco's
office with recovery efforts. GR SVP Sara Yerkes has also been meeting
with stakeholders in Washington, D.C., including the National Association
of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Building Owners and Managers Association
(BOMA) International. Sara is discussing details of bill and how it addresses
the stakeholders' local association needs. She is also talking about a national
initiative that would provide a tax credit to home owners and commercial
building owners in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama if they rebuild to
statewide minimum building codes.
The
state says the code could protect against high hurricane winds, but home
builders argue that the extra costs could be more than 10 percent and would
prevent many people from buying homes. Marc Levitan, director of the Louisiana
State University Hurricane Center and Chair of the Hurricane Resistant Residential
Construction Standard Committee, argued before the state legislature that
the estimated $10 billion cost of wind damage from hurricanes Katrina and
Rita would have cost $8 billion less had homes been built to the IRC. Sara
and Regional Manager Jack Burleson testified before the Louisiana
House Commerce Committee on Monday and Tuesday of this week in support of
a mandatory statewide residential code
Green
speaks at New Orleans conference
ICC Board of Directors President Henry Green is among the speakers
at the Louisiana Recovery and Rebuilding Conference this week in New Orleans
that is examining long-range hurricane recovery and rebuilding efforts
in the state. During the Building Communities segment of the conference,
which addresses planning and designing healthy neighborhoods, downtowns,
suburbs and rural lands, Green will discuss the role building safety and
fire prevention codes play in creating hurricane resistant homes, schools
and buildings.
The
program is the beginning of the process that will bring local and national
design and planning professionals together with Louisiana public officials,
civic and community groups, and business organizations to develop a body
of principles that will guide the state's long-range recovery and rebuilding
efforts. The conference is being presented by the American Institute of
Architects in collaboration with the American Planning Association and
cosponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the American
Society of Civil Engineers. For more information on the conference, click
here.
ICC
staff providing support and technical information to impacted states
According to DCOO Dominic Sims, one of the most challenging tasks
is helping elected officials understand how the performance- and risk-based
provisions of the I-Codes work (see chart below). For example, there have
been many questions about why communities in northern Lousiana should
have to build to the same standard as those in the southern part of state.
ICC
is working with state and local leaders and the media provide easy-to-understand
information about wind loads hurricane protection.
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WIND SPEEDS FOR 50-YEAR MEAN RECURRENCE INTERVAL |
a.
Values are nominal design 3-second gust wind speeds in miles per hour
at 33 feet above ground for Exposure C category.
b. Linear interpolation between wind contours is permitted.
c. Islands and coastal areas outside the last contour shall use the
last wind speed contour of the coastal area.
d. Moutainous terrain, gorges, ocean promontories, and special wind
regions shall be examined for unusual wind conditions. |
| IMPACT
PROTECTION |
| As provided
in section R301.2.1.2 of the IRC, openings shall be protected with
plywood, shutters or impact resistant windows in hurricane prone regions
within 1 mile of the coastal mean high water line where the basic
wind speed is 110 mph or greater; or where the basic wind speed is
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Disaster
Response Network (DRN) continues to be a critical resource for governments
DCOO Dominic Sims says the ICC DRN has helped officials identify
and deploy more then 200 volunteers from across the U.S. The volunteers
are helping communities identify substantially damaged buildings under
the National Flood Insurance Program, conducting habitability inspections
and working with agencies as they struggle to face the growing volume
of permit applications and inspections.
ICC
helps plan for hurricane
rebuilding summit
VP of Architectural & Engineering Services John Battles is helping
plan an international conference called "Rebuilding the South in the Aftermath
of Hurricanes Ivan through Katrina/Rita," to be held at Tuskegee University
in Alabama.
The
conference will offer speakers and programs that will provide insight
to assist federal, state and local governments in disaster preparation
and protocols for follow-up and repair. Issues related to wind, flood,
energy and affordability will be examined.
Green
participates in congressional hearing
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ICC Board President Henry
Green sat on an expert panel during the House Science Subcommittee on
Environment, Technology and Standards meeting held in Washington, D.C.,
that addressed the NIST report on the collapse of the World Trade Center
(WTC) buildings. Green gave a summary of ICC's public comments on the WTC
report, a review of how the IBC is developed, and how the WTC recommendations
can be introduced into ICC's consensus code development process. To read
more on Green’s testimony, click
here.
Previously,
VP of Codes and Standards Mike Pfeiffer presented details of the
code development process at the NIST Technical Conference on the Federal
Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
NIST identified the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) as the
vehicle by which the recommendations would be submitted to the ICC process.
ICC and NIBS representatives met as a first step in determining how the
ICC Code Technology and Terrorism Resistant Building committees could be
utilized in the review of potential code changes prior to the March 24,
2006, for submittals.
ICC
creates Labor-Management
Advisory Committee
The ICC Board of Directors approved the establishment of a Labor-Management
Advisory Committee (LMAC) during the 2005 Annual Conference. The LMAC
will advise the Board on matters that affect the working relationship
or coordination of efforts of ICC and the building industry. Other objectives
include advising ICC of methods to build and improve relationships with
those interested in code development, training and enforcement, and to
advise the Board on policies and programs to address issues of concern
in the labor and management communities.
For
more information on the new LMAC, click
here.
Witt
keynote speaker at
RESPONDER symposium
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CEO James Lee Witt
served as the keynote speaker at the 5th Annual RESPONDER Officer Leadership
Symposium (OLS) Kentucky 2005 held on Nov. 5. The conference was hosted
by the Kenton County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency,
Kenton County Fire Chiefs, and the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs.
Attendees included officers from area fire departments, EMA officials and leaders as well as hazmat and special operations personnel.
Also,
Witt gave a presentation at the Western Governors' Association meeting in
Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 8-9. His topic was "Emergency Preparedness: Are
Western States and Cities Ready?"
Witt
spoke at the recent Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge held at
the University of Maryland. Forty middle school students from across the
nation took part in the final round of the competition that focused on "Forces
of Nature," an interactive challenge where participants used their broad
range of knowledge to understand the implications and scope of natural disasters.
The finalists were joined by 60 public school students from Washington,
D.C. and the surrounding communities to generate an interest in the study
of science in less privileged students.
Frost
part of roundtable discussion on steel
SVP of Technical Services Tom Frost represented ICC in the American
Institute of Steel Construction annual industry roundtable and discussed
the code development process. The meeting, which focused on industry trends
and issues, included representatives from the American Iron and Steel
Institute, American Subcontractors Association, American Institute of
Architects, National Steel Bridge Alliance, International Association
of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, and others.
ES
implements new communication tools
In response to the recent Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) report to
the ICC and ICC-ES Boards, ES has made changes to its Web site and Evaluation
Committee materials concerning its procedures. To simplify the presentation
of its procedures, ICC-ES has added flow charts and FAQs to its site.
The
recent Evaluation Committee meeting in Birmingham promoted further suggestions
from participants which will be incorporated for future meetings. Better
ICC-ES communication with the building industry was one of several concerns
expressed in the IAC report which is currently under review by the ICC-ES
Board.
ES
clarifies use of acceptance criteria
by others
In response to inquiries from building officials' concerns over use of
ICC-ES acceptance criteria by listing, testing and inspection agencies
to indicate product compliance with the IBC, ES has posted an article
on its Web site which clarifies its position on the subject. This information
can be used by building officials in deciding whether to approve a building
product for use in the jurisdiction. The article can be reviewed by clicking
here.
WFTAO
meeting scheduled for 2006
ICC-ES will host the Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Technical
Assessment Organizations (WFTAO) in California in early November 2006.
WFTAO is composed of ICC-ES counterparts primarily from Europe, but also
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.
ICC-ES is the only non-governmental member of the organization and is
widely recognized for its technical expertise.
IAS
goes through follow-up evaluation
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Cheung, APLAC Lead Evaluator from Hong Kong, and Raj Nathan, IAS Accreditation
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A follow-up evaluation
conducted by the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC)
included site visits to observe assessment practices. Like other internationally
recognized accreditation bodies, IAS is subjected to routine evaluation
by an international team of accreditation experts to ensure continued compliance
with all international Mutual Recognition Arrangement obligations.
Progress
made toward new certification
The Multi-Hazard Disaster Response focus group met during the Annual Conference
to examine key issues affecting ICC's development of the training and
certification program that is targeted to both inspectors and contractors.
The results of the group discussion will be utilized in developing an
effective program.
ICC
awarded federal grant for
State of Illinois
A Department of Energy State Energy Program Grant was awarded to the Illinois/ICC
team. The program will support the statewide adoption of 2000 IECC with
the 2001 Supplement.
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