HB 1681 was signed into law on July 1, 2022, which updated the state building codes. The bill was effective immediately upon signing. There is a six-month grace period (July 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022) for building permits to allow projects in the queue to follow the 2015 or 2018 ICC codes. (Read More..)
Renewals Issued for Industry-wide AC Letters for Windows (20-IW1-AC), 25-Amp Circuit Breakers (20-IW2-AC) and Exterior Doors (21-IW1-AC) (Read More..)
Notice: Montana has updated their building codes to the 2021 I-Codes. See a complete list of code changes. (Read More..)
Possible amendments to rules governing the Minnesota Residential Energy Code Chapter 1322, Minnesota Residential Energy Code. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry will conduct a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, via Webex, for the purposes of taking public comment and testimony regarding the appropriateness of amending the existing (Read More..)
Rhode Island State Building & Fire Code Regulations Back to Rules and Regulations updated their State Building Codes to the 2018 I-Codes in February 2022. Below are links to the Rhode Island Building Code Rules, Fire Safety Code Rules, and Occupational Safety Rules on file with the Rhode Island Department of State. Many of the Rhode Island Building Code Rules incorporate (Read More..)
The 2022 California Building Standards Code (CBSC), California Code of Regulations (CCR), title 24, will be effective on January 1, 2023. As a result of the 2021 Triennial Code Adoption Cycle, the 2022 CBSC has been approved and will be published by the Commission in July 2022. The California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD’s) updates (Read More..)
The Department of Administrative Services, Office of the State Building Inspector, and Office of the State Fire Marshal, in conjunction with the Codes & Standards Committee and the Fire Prevention Code Advisory Committee, intend to adopt the following new codes, effective October 1, 2022. Codes will be based on the 2021 ICC Group Codes, including the 2020 NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (Read More..)