For Immediate Release
June 12, 2003
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ICC Codes Forum features I-Code development hearings,
educational seminars, expo
International Code development hearings, training for construction industry
professionals, a keynote address by the founder of the Congressional Fire
Services Caucus and an expo highlight the International Code Council 2003
Codes Forum Sept. 5-14 in Nashville.
"The 2003 ICC Codes Forum is a landmark, must-attend event if you
are a code enforcement official, architect, engineer, builder, building
owner or other construction industry professional," said ICC Board
President Paul Myers. "With a solid foundation of International Codes
being adopted all across the country, we are headed into a new era of
building safety that will benefit the public and the industry we serve."
Codes Forum attendees will have the opportunity to meet ICC's new Chief
Executive Officer James Lee Witt. "The conference provides an opportunity
for members and ICC supporters to interact with the CEO and ICC staff,"
Witt said. "I am looking forward to meeting and listening to ICC
members and other Codes Forum attendees. I also will be sharing some of
my thoughts as to where we are headed as a newly unified organization."
Pennsylvania Congressman Curt Weldon will be a keynote speaker at Codes
Forum. He is the founder of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus. The
caucus unites Democrats and Republicans in support of fire service legislation
to benefit all first responders, and to pledge support of fire departments
in their Congressional districts.
"Code hearings are a significant part of the conference because
the results have a positive, direct effect on public safety," Witt
said. "It is also important because participants leave the hearings
with a much better understanding and working knowledge of codes."
With a new, 18-month ICC code development cycle, the 2003/2004 Code Development
Hearings during Codes Forum 2003 are the first stage in the development
of the 2006 I-Codes. The hearing schedule and proposed code changes will
be posted (in June) on the ICC Web site, www.iccsafe.org. At the Nashville
conference, proposed code changes will be heard by a Code Development
Committee. Anyone attending the hearing will be able to testify. All ICC
members will have an opportunity to vote on assembly motions.
Final action on suggested code changes will take place during the ICC
Final Action Hearings, slated for May 2004. A 2004 I-Code Supplement will
be published based on code changes approved at the May meeting.
The ICC develops building safety and fire prevention codes through the
governmental consensus process. Participation in code development is open
to all. The governmental consensus process leaves the final determination
of code provisions in the hands of public safety officials who, with no
vested financial interest, can legitimately represent the public interest.
The governmental consensus process meets national standards.
Codes Forum attendees can select training seminars from more than 20
educational offerings. Topics include updates to the 2003 I-Codes; Fire
Risks of Interior Finishes; Moisture, Mold and the Code; Hydrogen in the
2003 I-Codes; Inspections—Liability Verses Responsibility; Fire Inspection
of Use A; Lateral Load Resisting Systems for Wood Structures; Mobile Inspection
Systems; Accessibility Requirements for Housing; and Permit Fees: A New
Methodology.
Codes Forum Expo will feature more than 100 exhibitors displaying construction
industry-related products and services designed to improve
the built environment. Exhibitors represent manufacturers,
service companies, government agencies and trade associations.
The ICC, a 50,000-member association dedicated to building safety, develops
the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including
homes and schools. The majority of U.S. cities, counties and states that
adopt codes choose building safety and fire prevention codes developed
by the ICC.
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