Off-Site and Modular Construction Committee update

The Off-Site and Modular Construction Committee (IS OSMC) held its first in-person, public meeting on Nov. 19–20, 2019, in the Chicago, Ill., area to begin the development of two new standards to address the challenges currently faced by the industry and to offer a path for compliance on the regulatory side. The meeting organized workgroups and developed initial drafts of the standards for eventual posting for initial public input. The committee is made up of representatives from several different interest categories to develop consensus documents for eventual submittal to the American National Standards Institute as American National Standards.

The next meeting is slated for mid-January 2020.

ICC 1200 —Standard for Off-Site Construction: Planning, Design, Fabrication and Assembly

The new ICC 1200 — Standard for Off-Site Construction: Planning, Design, Fabrication and Assembly (IS-OSMC) would address all facets of the off-site construction process, including planning, designing, fabricating, transporting, and assembling commercial and residential building elements. The standard includes componentized, panelized and modularized elements and will not apply to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development manufactured housing or “tiny homes.”

The Off-Site and Modular Construction Standards Committee was appointed by the Code Council Board of Directors in July 2019 and has primary responsibility for the development as American National Standards. All standards development is subject to the Code Council’s Consensus Procedures. Applications to serve on the committee were received on April 15, 2019, for the Code Council Board of Directors consideration in response to a call for committee in March 2019. The orientation WebEx meeting of the new IS-OSMC committee was held on Oct. 3, 2019.

ICC 1205 — Standard for Off-Site Construction: Inspection and Regulatory Compliance

The new ICC 1205 — Standard for Off-Site Construction: Inspection and Regulatory Compliance (IS-OSMC) would address the inspection, approval and regulatory compliance of off-site residential and commercial construction components and their assembly and completion at the final building site. This includes permitting, in-plant and on-site final inspections, third-party inspections, the role of industrialized building departments, state modular programs, and the authority having jurisdiction.

The Off-Site and Modular Construction Standards Committee was appointed by the Code Council Board of Directors in July 2019 and has primary responsibility for the development as American National Standards. All standards development is subject to the Code Council’s Consensus Procedures. Applications to serve on the committee were received on April 15, 2019, for the Code Council Board of Directors consideration in response to a call for committee in March 2019. The orientation WebEx meeting of the new IS-OSMC committee was held on Oct. 3, 2019.

The Code Council adheres to openness and transparency in our standards development process. All Code Council 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.

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