Off-Site/Modular Construction Code Updates


NEW YORK E-BULLETIN – Code Council Meeting Notice
December 3, 2019

The New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council will meet on Friday, December 6, 2019, to discuss multiple code updates and other business. The public is invited to attend either in person or during the live stream video conference. Please find the E-bulletin for additional information regarding the meeting. (Read More..)

Illinois – Third Party Inspection Agency Review and Approval of Plans
November 26, 2019

Effective January 1, 2020, per Section 880.50 of the Illinois Modular Dwelling and Mobile Structure Code, the Department will require all plans be reviewed and approved by the third party inspection agency with documentation submitted from the third party inspection agency indicating the subject plans are in compliance with the requirements (Read More..)

North Dakota State Electrical Board – public hearing on November 20, 2019
November 13, 2019

The North Dakota State Electrical Board has scheduled a public hearing on November 20, 2019 to address proposed changes to the North Dakota Administrative Code. The hearing will be located at the N.D. State Electrical Board, 1929 N Washington St #A-1, Bismarck, N.D. The hearing is open to the public (Read More..)

New Georgia Construction Codes and Amendments
November 8, 2019

The Department of Community Affairs has adopted eight new mandatory State Minimum Standard Codes with new Georgia State Amendments which will become effective on January 1, 2020. The new codes and amendments are as follows: (Read More..)

Florida Building Code (FBC) – 7th Edition (2020) Update
October 25, 2019

This is to inform you that early next year the Florida Building Commission is planning to hold rule development workshop(s) for the purpose of accepting public input regarding the proposed Supplements to the 6th Edition (2017) Florida Building Code (FBC) (specific dates and further information regarding the workshop(s) will follow soon). The combination of the 6th Edition (2017) FBC (Read More..)

Maryland Fire Prevention Code
October 16, 2019

As received from the Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Labor and Industry. The State Fire Prevention Code has been revised to reference (Incorporation by Reference) 2018 edition of NFPA 1 (Fire Code) & 101 (Life Safety Code). (Read More..)

New York Adoption that amends the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code
October 3, 2019

On Monday, September 30, 2019, the Department of State filed a Notice of Emergency Adoption that amends the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (the “Uniform Code”) by adding provisions relating to the installation, use, and maintenance of Energy Storage (Read More..)