Off-Site/Modular Construction Code Updates


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..)

Philadelphia modernizes its plumbing code using the International Plumbing Code
September 18, 2019

Press Release received by Code Council – The city of Philadelphia modernized its plumbing code based on the 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC). The IPC is one of a family of correlated and coordinated codes published by the International Code Council – the International Codes (I-Codes) – that are the most widely (Read More..)

Minnesota Adoption of the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial Provisions
September 17, 2019

Chapter 1323, Minnesota Commercial Energy Code

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry intends to adopt permanent rules governing the adoption of the commercial provisions of the 2018 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Minnesota Rules, chapter 1323.(Read More..)

Minnesota Adoption of the 2018 International Residential Code
September 17, 2019

Chapter 1309, Minnesota Residential Code

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry intends to adopt permanent rules governing the adoption of the 2018 edition of the International Residential Code, Minnesota Rules, chapter 1309.

The following document related to this rulemaking will be published in the Sept. 16, 2019, edition of the State Register:(Read More..)