The next Texas Industrialized Building Code Council meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. (more…)
The next Texas Industrialized Building Code Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. The public can attend in person or view it on TDLR’s YouTube channel. (more…)
HB 1385 removed the height limit for industrialized housing and buildings regulated by the Department, buildings taller than four stories or 60 feet are now regulated by the Department. Manufacturers are required to complete a certification update if they wish to construct modules or modular components that are outside the scope of their existing certification. (more…)
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…)
Please find the following code update as received from NEMA. The Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Advisory Board held a meeting on January 8, 2020, where they unanimously voted to approve proposed amendments to Section 73.100 of the Texas Administrative Code updating the mandatory state electrical code to the 2020 edition of the NEC with an effective date of September 1, 2020. The revised Rule will be published in the next issue of the Texas Register opening a 30-day public comment period. These comments will be shared with the Board at their next meeting on May 27, 2020. Please visit the NEMA code alert for additional information.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) proposes amendments to the Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program rules (16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 70, §§70.22-70.25, 70.30, 70.60, 70.70, 70.73, and 70.101). The proposed rules implement House Bill (HB) 1385 and HB 2546, 86th Legislature, Regular Session (2019) and make clean-up and clarification changes. (more…)
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…)