Get Ready for the 2012 Versions of the I-Codes
It seems that the ICC just released the 2009 editions of the I-Code series and now it is time to start the process to develop the next generation of codes. The code change proposal monograph for the 2009/2010 Code Change cycle is now available. The web-page provided by the ICC gives you the option to download the changes through a .pdf format or you can register to receive a CD. The ICC has stated that CDs will be mailed for on or about October 3, 2009.
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Today, the ICC released the intention of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) to request a appeal hearing on RB 64 and RB 66 of the 2007/2008 code development cycle. The notice of appeal has been transmitted to interested parties by the ICC based on the appeal notification dated October 30, 2008, by the NAHB. The request by the NAHB claims that the ICC failed in providing a voluntary consensus standard and
The NAHB Claims:
- ICC states that its International Codes are developed using the governmental consensus process. Further, it claims that the ICC governmental consensus process meets the principles defined in OMB Circular A-119, Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities.
- The appeal Regrettably, voting on code changes RB64 and RB66 demonstrated an unequivocal failure of the ICC code development process to achieve real consensus on these code changes by not preventing a single interest group, specifically the fire service, from unfairly dominating the voting on these two proposals at the Final Action Hearings. The voting on these code changes clearly violated the principle of “balance of interest” specified in OMB Circular A-119 for a voluntary consensus body (see Attachment A.)
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