Day: August 4, 2017

ICC and BPI partner to advance building professionals’ training in Texas

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ICC News Release
For Immediate Release
August 4, 2017
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ICC and BPI partner to advance building professionals’ training in Texas

New agreement facilitates a greater focus on the training curriculum

Arlington, Texas – The International Code Council (ICC) and the Building Professional Institute (BPI) announced a new partnership that will advance training for building professionals in Texas. Under the new agreement, the Code Council will manage the registration, administration and outreach for trainings while BPI will focus on the curriculum to better serve the needs of building professionals in Texas.

Originally established at the University of Texas at Arlington in 1992, BPI conducts four annual regional events that offer quality education and training for building professionals, including building officials, municipal inspectors, real estate inspectors, architects, engineers, builders, plumbers, fire protection personnel, code enforcement, permit technicians, contractors, electricians, and environmental health and safety personnel. BPI is an ICC Preferred Provider and coursework done through these training events earn valuable Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to help attendees maintain necessary professional certifications.

“BPI is excited about the opportunity to partner with ICC on one of the key elements of our educational program,” said BPI Officer Charles Clawson. “This partnership will reduce our administrative responsibility and allow BPI to concentrate on our long-standing tradition of quality education.”

The new agreement allows BPI to leverage the Code Council’s expertise and resources to elevate its own exceptional training services. “I am pleased that our longstanding ICC-BPI partnership is expanding to better serve the training needs of the building community,” said ICC Executive Vice President and Director of Business Development Mark Johnson. “Strengthening our partnership will benefit all building professionals in Texas and lead to building safer, more resilient communities.”

The Code Council will begin supplying registration and outreach services for BPI’s October 2017 Central Texas event in August. Other BPI events occur each year in Arlington, Houston and Brownsville. Learn more about upcoming BPI training events at www.bpi-tx.com.

About the International Code Council
The International Code Council is a member-focused association. It is dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures. Most U.S. communities and many global markets choose the International Codes.

About the Building Professional Institute
The Building Professional Institute was originally established at the University of Texas at Arlington in 1992 by the Building Officials Association of Texas and the Construction Research Center at the University of Texas at Arlington. The Institute is typically an annual week-long program of quality education and training for building professionals.

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ICC and BPI partner to advance building professionals’ training in Texas

The International Code Council and the Building Professional Institute announced a new partnership that will advance training for building professionals in Texas. Under the new agreement, the Code Council will manage the registration, administration and outreach for training while BPI will focus on the curriculum to better serve the needs of building professionals in Texas. Read more.

ICC Foam Plastic Insulation Standard Committee

ICC Foam Plastic Insulation Standard Committee
( IS-FPI)

News
News

ICC 1100 Standard for Spray-applied Polyurethane Foam Plastic

The first edition of ICC 1100-2019 was ANSI Approved as an American National Standard on October 10, 2019.

In order to reflect current industry practices, the Code Council has opened the revision cycle to develop the second edition of ICC 1100.  The ICC Board of Directors appointed a committee at the July 2023 meeting.

The first public teleconference meeting of the committee was held on October 24, 2023 to begin development of the next edition of the standard.  Meeting minutes pending committee approval will be posted below shortly.  The next meeting is scheduled for November 7, 2023 at 2 pm CT.  For anyone interested in attending, please contact the staff secretariat listed below for the invite information.

Construction codes have requirements for thermal resistance of insulating materials but currently include limited material standards for certain types of insulating materials. The purpose for ICC 1100 is to develop a performance standard based upon existing ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria and related documents for spray-applied foam plastic insulation for use by industry and inclusion in construction codes.

Documents:

ICC IS-FPI Foam Plastic Insulation Standard Committee

The ICC Board of Directors appoints the committee members in the development of IS-FPI standards as American National Standards to establish the minimum physical and performance properties as well as application requirements for spray applied foam plastic insulations. A code change proposal in the 2018 Group A Cycle was submitted in January 2018 to include the standard for reference in the 2021 I-codes.

The Code Council adheres to openness and transparency in our Standards development process. All ICC Standards committee meetings are open to the public. Any interested party can participate in committee meetings and can be considered by the committee for membership on any work-group that the committee creates.

lS-FPI committee secretariat Steven Thorsell announced his retirement in February 2022.  We thank Steve for his service to this important standards committee.

Please contact the current ICC staff secretariat, Eric Polzin, P.E., epolzin@icc-es.org, Sr. Staff Engineer and Manager of Environmental Programs if you wish to be placed on the "interested party" list and receive information on how to participate in the public committee meetings or join a work group created by the committee.

Committee Documents