2015-2017 Code Development Cycle
News
ICC Board Verifies 2016 Group B Final Action OGCV Process. In accordance with Section 10.0 of CP28 Code Development, the ICC Board of Directors has verified a valid 2016 Online Governmental Consensus Vote (OGCV) process as certified by the Validation Committee. The Final Action on all 2016 Group B code change proposals, including the vote tallies from the OGCV, are available here. All totaled, there were 577 code change proposals considered during the OGCV.
Preliminary Online Governmental Consensus Voting Results Available. The preliminary OGCV results are available by clicking here. The results are preliminary as the audited process requires certification by the Validation Committee and ultimately confirmation by the ICC Board of Directors.
Members Forum at the 2016 Annual Conference. The feedback received was presented at the Forum. The attached includes comments received at the Forum plus additional feedback received to date. Additional feedback received by November 30th will be reviewed for consideration in the Preliminary Report which will be on the ICC Board’s December meeting agenda. The “next steps” are also noted. For more information, click here.
Public Comment Hearing Agenda Available. The results from the 2016 Public Comment Hearing (PCH) for Group B code development is now available.
2015 - 2017 Code Development Cycle
Welcome to the 2015/2016/2017 Cycle. This will be the first full cycle which implements ICC’s new online system called “cdpACCESS”. Be sure to visit the cdpACCESS webpage. Included with cdpACCESS are the following features:
- Online collaboration
- Online code change and public comment development and submittal
- Online submission of floor modifications while at the Committee Action Hearing
- Online Assembly Floor Motion Vote following the Committee Action Hearing
- Online Governmental Consensus Vote following the Public Comment Hearing
The table below includes all the documentation of each phase of the cycle which will result in the 2018 I-Codes. Information is posted as the Code Development process proceeds. There have been some changes to the Code Groupings from the previous cycle. They are:
- Codes moved to Group A: IEBC non-structural; IPMC; IRC-M, IRC-P; ISPSC; IZC
- Codes moved to Group B: IBC - S (which also includes IEBC structural provisions)
Be sure to consult with the "2015/2016/2017 Code Committee Responsibility" matrix (see link in table) to determine where code provisions are maintained by a committee other than the committee which typically has responsibility for maintaining the code provisions. For example, Chapter 9 of the IBC is typically the responsibility of the IBC – Fire Safety, a Group A code committee. However, numerous sections include an [F] in the code to indicate that the provisions are maintained by the IFC code committee, a Group B code committee. As such, proposed changes to these sections in the IBC would be considered in Group B in 2016. This type of information has been collected and placed in the matrix for ease of reference. A complete description of the codes is included in the "Code Development Schedule" (see link in table).
ICC Committee Activities
Throughout the current cycle, ICC committees have been put in place to study specific technical issues and participate in the ICC Code Development Process. Below is a list of current committees and a link to their respective web pages:
For a link to all committees and councils, click here.
| 2015 / 2016 / 2017 Code Development | Information |
|---|---|
| Code Development Schedule | Updated: July 31, 2015 |
| Call for Committees | Posted: January 31, 2014 Application deadline: June 2, 2014 |
| Code Committee Responsibility Matrix | Posted: July 1, 2014 Updated: August 20, 2015 |
| 2015 Cycle - Group A | Information |
|---|---|
| Group A: IBC - E, IBC - FS, IBC - G, IEBC, IFGC, IMC, IPC, IPMC, IPSDC, IRC - M, IRC - P, ISPSC, IZC | Committee Rosters More Information Posted: December 30, 2014 |
| Log on to cdpACCESS | November 17, 2014 |
| Online code change submittal deadline via cdpACCESS | Code changes due: January 14 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time |
| Committee Action Hearing (CAH) Schedule | Posted: February 20, 2015 |
| Proposed Changes | Posted: March 13, 2015 |
| Proposed New Standards Analyses | Posted: April 2, 2015 |
| Online Floor Modifications Instructions | Posted: April 7, 2015 |
| Online Floor Modifications FAQs | Posted: April 16, 2015 |
| Tentative Hearing Orders | Posted: April 17, 2015 |
| Committee Action Hearings (CAH) | April 19 - 29, 2015 Memphis Cook Convention Center Memphis, Tennessee |
| Webcast | Active during April 19 - 29, 2015 |
| Updated Hearing Orders | Updated during the hearings |
| Unofficial Results | Updated during the hearings |
| Committee Action Hearing Results | Posted: May 11, 2015 |
| Online CAH Assembly Floor Motion Voting period | Open May 14 – 28, 2015 |
| Report of the Committee Action Hearing | Posted: June 5, 2015 Updated: September 23, 2015 |
| Online public comment submittal deadline via cdpACCESS | Comments due: July 17, 2015 |
| Public Comment Hearing (PCH) Schedule | Posted: August 7, 2015 |
| Public Comment Agenda | Posted: August 27, 2015 |
| Public Comment Hearings (PCH) | September 30 - October 5, 2015 Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, CA |
| Webcast | Active September 30 - October 5, 2015 |
| Updated Hearing Order and Results | Updated during the hearings |
| Public Comment Hearing Results (see below for Final PCH results) |
Posted: October 15, 2015 |
| Online PCH Phase One Results | Posted: January 29, 2016 Updated: February 5, 2016 |
| Online PCH Phase Two Results | Posted: February 2, 2016 Updated: February 5, 2016 |
| Final Public Comment Hearing Results for the OGCV | Posted: February 4, 2016 Updated: February 8, 2016 |
| Online Governmental Consensus Voting (OGCV) period | February 8 - 21, 2016 |
| Preliminary OGCV Results | Posted: February 26, 2016 |
| Summary of Final Action Group A Code Changes | Posted: May 25, 2016 Updated: July 12, 2016 |
| 2016 Cycle - Group B | Information |
|---|---|
| Group B: Admin, IBC-S, IECC-Commercial, IECC/IRC - Residential, IFC, IRC - B, IWUIC | Committee Rosters More Information Posted: December 30, 2014 |
| Log on to cdpACCESS | May 1, 2015 |
| Online code change submittal deadline via cdpACCESS | January 11, 2016 |
| Code Correlation Committee considers editorial changes | TBD |
| Committee Action Hearing (CAH) Schedule | Posted: February 19, 2016 |
| Proposed Changes | Posted: March 8, 2016 |
| Committee Action Hearings (CAH) | April 17 – 27, 2016 Kentucky International Convention Center Louisville, KY |
| Webcast | During CAH |
| Updated Hearing Orders | Updated during CAH |
| 2016 Committee Action Hearing Results after Online Vote | Posted: May 19, 2016 |
| Online CAH Assembly Floor Motion Voting period | May 11 – 26, 2016 |
| Report of the Committee Action Hearing | Posted: June 1, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2016 |
| Online public comment submittal deadline via cdpACCESS | July 22, 2016 |
| Public Comment Hearing (PCH) Schedule | Posted: August 18, 2016 |
| Public Comment Agenda | Posted: September 9, 2016 |
| Public Comment Hearings (PCH) | October 19 - 25, 2016 Kansas City Convention Center Kansas City, MO |
| Webcast | During PCH |
| Updated Hearing Orders | During PCH |
| Public Comment Hearing Results | Posted: November 2, 2016 |
| Online Governmental Consensus Voting period | November 8 – 22, 2016 |
| Preliminary Online Governmental Consensus Voting Results | Posted: December 6, 2016 |
| Final Action with Online Governmental Consensus Voting Results | Posted: January 31, 2017 |
| 2017 Cycle - Group C | Information |
|---|---|
| Group C: IgCC | Cancelled: ICC and ASHRAE have agreed to consolidate the IgCC and ASHRAE Standard 189.1. ASHRAE will have responsibility for all the technical provisions; thus the 2017 Group C cycle becomes unnecessary, and has been cancelled. |