State: Georgia

Georgia Code Update: Office of Construction Codes and Industrialized Buildings SCAC Meeting
June 12, 2023

Dept. of Community Affairs:

Office of Construction Codes and Industrialized Buildings

SCAC Meeting- June 22, 2023

The next meeting of the State Codes Advisory Committee (SCAC) is Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. in Board Room 302, on the third floor of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, 60 Executive Park South, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. (more…)

Georgia IBAC Meeting- April 26, 2023
March 20, 2023

State of Georgia

Dept. of Community Affairs, Office of Construction Codes and Industrialized Buildings, Industrialized Buildings Manufacturers

SUBJECT: IBAC Meeting- April 26, 2023

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New 2023 Georgia Amendments, Effective January 1, 2023
December 13, 2022

The Department of Community Affairs has adopted 2023 Georgia Amendments to the 2018 International Plumbing Code and the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code effective January 1, 2023. (more…)

New 2022 Georgia Amendments
January 13, 2022

The Department of Community Affairs has adopted 2022 Georgia Amendments to the 2018 International Building Code, 2018 International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 International Plumbing Code, and the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code effective January 1, 2022. (more…)

Georgia Amendments to the 2020 National Electrical Code
August 26, 2021

As received The Department of Community Affairs has adopted Georgia State Amendments to the 2020 National Electrical Code to become effective on September 1, 2021.

Learn more about the newly adopted amendments. (more…)

Georgia State Codes and Amendments, Effective January 1, 2021
July 2, 2021

Please find the following memo regarding recommendations to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Board to adopt the 2021 Georgia Amendments to the 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC). The proposed Georgia Amendments will be presented to the Department of Community Affairs Board at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at the DCA main office, 60 Executive Park South, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 in Boardroom #302. If approved, (more…)

New Georgia Rule for “On-Frame” Modular Homes
September 21, 2020

Please find the following link to the house bill (HB 1008). The new Georgia bill allows factory-built One- and Two-Family Dwellings to be constructed on a permanent chassis. The requirement for units to be affixed to a permanent load-bearing foundation remains. The bill is effective on 01-01-2021. (more…)

Georgia Amendments and Notice of Intent to adopt new mandatory State Codes, Effective January 1, 2021
August 25, 2020

The State Codes Advisory Committee (SCAC) met on January 30th, 2020. It recommended that the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Board adopt the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) with Georgia Amendments, the 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) with Georgia Amendments and 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) with no Amendments. (more…)

Georgia Industrializes Buildings Program
March 2, 2020

On January 1, 2020 new mandatory State Minimum Standard Codes went into effect. The new codes include the 2018 I-codes with the exception of the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) . New Georgia State Amendments associated with the codes versions were also adopted. This code update included the 2018 International Fire Code (IFC). The Georgia Office of the Safety Fire Commissioner updated their rules to reflect new editions and modifications of the codes comprising the ‘Rules and Regulations for the State Minimum Fire Safety Standards (120-3-3)’. (more…)

Georgia recommends to adopt 2020 and 2018 Codes
February 4, 2020

Please find the following notification as received from NEMA. The Georgia State Codes Advisory Committee (SCAC) has unanimously voted to recommend the adoption of the following codes with an effective date of January 1, 2021: (more…)

Important Dates ENERGY STAR Tax Credit
January 31, 2020

As you may be aware, late last year Congress extended the $1,000 tax credit for each ENERGY STAR home completed through 2020 and made the credit retroactive to include homes completed in 2018 and 2019. During this period, we launched Version 2 of the ENERGY STAR requirements. SBRA is currently developing program rules that will apply to Version 2 homes. We will post information as it becomes available.  (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: (more…)

Georgia – Notice of Intent to Adopt New Mandatory State Codes & Amendments
June 18, 2019

Intent to adopt new mandatory State Codes and Georgia Amendments, Effective January 1, 2020. The State Codes Advisory Committee (SCAC) met on February 21, 2019, and June 13, 2019. The SCAC recommended that the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Board adopt the 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC) with Georgia Amendments, the 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC) with Georgia (more…)

Georgia Industrialized Buildings Advisory Committee Meeting
March 7, 2019

The Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs announces meeting regarding for the Industrialized Buildings Advisory Committee. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. in Room 302 of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs located at 60 Executive Park South, NE, (more…)

Georgia Proposed New State Codes & Amendments
January 8, 2019

The next meeting of the Industrialized Buildings Advisory Committee will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. in Room 302 of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs located at 60 Executive Park South, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. The meeting agenda specifies items of interest such as proposed new state codes and amendments, off-frame VS on-frame metal chassis, ABS pads etc. Click here to see the  (more…)

Georgia Department of Community Affairs – Code Update Newsletter
July 12, 2018

This publication contains a couple of articles addressing the following which should be of particular interest: (more…)

Habitable Attic Egress Requirements
July 3, 2018

Please be aware of the definition and egress requirements of a habitable attic as it relates to dwellings built from the 2012 IRC. The 2009 and 2015 IRC verbiage is similar and still applicable. Attics that meet the size and ceiling height criteria of the “Habitable Attic” definition in Chapter 2 are considered habitable. This is applicable to finished and unfinished spaces. Habitable attics require a vertical access and emergency escape and rescue opening. Vertical access can be a fixed internal stair, ramp, or exterior stair. (more…)

Georgia New IB Program Rules and Info Bulletins
June 4, 2018

Georgia Department of Community Affairs has adopted new rules and information bulletins for Industrialized Buildings (IB) shipping containers and tiny houses which will become effective on July 1, 2018. These rules and bulletins are as (more…)