The next Texas Industrialized Building Code Council meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. (Read More..)
Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission – changing of the Building Codes
Effective April 1, 2023, all plan submittals must comply with the building codes listed below: (Read More..)
Ohio Board of Building Standards, BBS MEMO #413 – Definition of Registered Design Professional – Issued November 14, 2022
The Board was recently requested to provide clarification to the definition of registered design professional in the Ohio Building Code. Currently, the code defines registered design professional as (Read More..)
19 NYCRR Part 1203 Uniform Code and the Energy Code:
Minimum Standards for Administration and Enforcement
EFFECTIVE December 30, 2022 (Read More..)
The following code editions have been adopted by the State of Oregon and became effective October 1, 2022. Prefabricated structure Design Master Plans will be impacted by these code changes. (Read More..)
The following guidance is intended to provide clarification on the memorandum that was sent out on August 2022 regarding the U.S. Department of Energy’s new efficiency standard for central air conditioners contained in the Code of Federal Regulations at 10 C.F.R. § 430.32(c)(5)-(6). The August 2022 memorandum is available from the following link: https://www.floridabuilding.org/fbc/Links_to_Code_Resources.html(Read More..)
On October 26, 2022, the Commonwealth Court issued an opinion in Pennsylvania Builders Association v. Department of Labor and Industry, which permanently enjoined enforcement of the 2021 accessibility updates to the Uniform Construction Code. As such, effective immediately, you must cease all enforcement of the 2021 accessibility standards. (Read More..)