“We felt the balance has shifted”
The International Code Council (ICC) heard testimony today about the National Association Home Builder’s (NAHB) appeal on code action on RB 64 07/08 and RB 66 07/08. The appeal process by the ICC occurred today and was chaired by Ron Lynn. The intent of the appeal is over the process that occurred, not in response to technical issues
The committee was made up of four representatives of the ICC. They heard testimony in favor the NAHB appeal as well as other interested parties testified in support of the appeal. Mr. Ed Sutton of the National Association of Home Builders summarized his testimony which stated the ICC could loose credibility and also stated that NAHB has funded travel in the past and supports the ICC to eliminate all 3rd party funding.
The testimony from various parties focused on the need for balance in [click to continue…]
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International Code Council final action hearings. Code talk podcast highlights the audio from the testimony on RB-64 which was heard on September 20, 2008. This code change will require sprinklers in one and two family dwellings in the 2009 edition of International Residential Code (no earlier then January 1, 2011).
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