New resource provides code officials and building departments with essential background information and recommendations on greater policy coordination.
Month: January 2023
International Code Council Releases New Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards Resource
International Code Council Releases New Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards Resource
Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council has announced the publication of a new resource on building performance standards (BPS) and energy codes entitled Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards: Supporting Energy Use and Emissions Reductions in Buildings. It is the latest in a series of energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) resources that the Code Council has published to help communities around the world achieve their sustainability and resilience goals.
Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards: Supporting Energy Use and Emission Reduction in Building provides code officials and building departments with background on BPS and broad recommendations on greater coordination between policies for new and existing buildings. Also highlighted are the benefits of BPS and the nuances of policies that are being enacted across the United States by state and local governments, as well as the Federal Government. Energy stakeholders will also find clarification on the intricacies of enacted policies and are encouraged to participate in their local public engagement on BPS and energy codes alike.
Energy experts, including designers, engineers, trade associations, research organizations and government officials participated in the development with the Code Council to produce the content.
“The Code Council recognizes the growing interest in building performance standards to support the achievement of energy and GHG emissions reduction goals targeting jurisdictions’ existing building stock. As the largest international organization of building safety professionals, the Code Council is uniquely qualified to provide both insight and recommendations that can assist building and construction stakeholders in navigating the current building regulatory landscape,” said Ryan Colker, Code Council VP of Innovation. “We look forward to collaborating with communities, BPS experts, code officials and building departments to address the gaps in coordination between new and existing buildings regulation.”
In March 2021, the Code Council’s Board of Directors issued a new framework to support advancements in energy efficiency and GHG reductions entitled Leading the Way to Energy Efficiency: A Path Forward on Energy and Sustainability to Confront a Changing Climate. The framework included provisions for the development of technical and policy resources that provide communities with tools to support achievement of their energy efficiency and GHG reduction goals. These resources are intended to be used independently and adopted alongside the baseline code to support community needs in specific areas.
This framework also supports the Code Council’s new decarbonization strategy entitled Decarbonization of the Built Environment: Solutions from the International Code Council.
For more information visit the Code Council’s energy resource page.
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Building Performance Standards Guide
Understand the importance of a coordinated approach across energy codes and Building Performance Standards
Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards: Supporting Energy Use and Emissions Reductions in Buildings, is for building code departments and code officials who want to understand how Building Performance Standards are developed and implemented.
This resource is intended to help support a holistic approach to the efficient use of energy across the entire lifecycle of a building and discusses the importance of a coordinated approach across energy codes and Building Performance Standards.
Download this resource to:
- Understand the background of Building Performance Standards
- Gain recommendations on greater coordination between policies for new and existing buildings
- Understand the benefits of Building Performance Standards
- Gain clarification on the intricacies of enacted policies
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| Track | Sunday | Apr. 30 | Monday | May 1 | Tuesday | May 2 | Wednesday | May 3 |
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| Track 1 Code Training |
8 – 10 am 2021 PMG Update Jim Cika 10 am – Noon 2021 IECC Update Jerica Stacey 1 – 5 pm 2021 IBC, IRC, IFC Update Doug Thornburg, Terrell Stripling |
8 am – 5 pm When Disaster Strikes David Troxell |
8 am – Noon NEC Code Changes IAEI 1 – 5 pm 2024 IBC, IRC, IFC Sneak Peek Jay Woodward, John Gibson |
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| Track 2 B1 Certification Academy |
8 am – 5 pm 2021 B1 – Residential Building Inspector Certification Test Academy John Gibson, Tim Ryan |
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| Track 3 B2 Certification Academy |
2 – 5 pm Opening Session & Training |
8 am – 5 pm 2021 B2 – Commercial Building Inspector Certification Test Academy Terrell Stripling, George Mann |
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| Track 4 Plan Review Institute |
8 am – 5 pm 2021 Plan Review Institute Mike Molyneux, John Gibson, Rich Truitt |
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| Track 5 Architect/ Designer/ Engineer |
8 am – Noon Surfside, Florida Building Collapse of June 2021 and ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete Dr. S. K. Ghosh, PhD. 1 – 3 pm An Overview of Changes from ACI 318-14 to ACI 318-19 Dr. S. K. Ghosh, PhD. 3 – 5 pm Ever-Changing Structural Provisions of Our Building Codes – Wind Dr. S. K. Ghosh, PhD. |
8 am – Noon 2021 IBC Fire-Resistance-Rated Walls Jay Woodward 1 – 5 pm 2021 IBC Means of Egress Doug Thornburg |
8 am – Noon 2021 IBC Accessibility and the A117.1-17 Standard Jay Woodward 1 – 5 pm 2021 IBC Occupancy Classification and Mixed Occupancies Doug Thornburg |
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Session Descriptions
Opening Session & Training
Join us for an opening session that includes a general training topic of interest to building safety professionals, updates from International Code Council leadership, and speeches from local dignitaries. Training included:
Developing Codes, Standards, and Guides: What’s Changing in 2024 and How You Can Get Involved
The 2024 code development process is changing. Senior Vice President of Technical Resources Russ Manning will lead a session discussing what you can expect, the new timeline, and ways to get involved. The session will also cover standards and guide development and include a chance for you to ask questions of our technical code staff. Attendance is open to all ICC Spring Interchange participants.
Sunday, April 30 | 2 – 5 pm
2021 PMG Update
This session introduces participants to the major changes from the 2018 IPC, IMC and IFGC to the 2021 IPC, IMC and IFGC. Participants will discuss how to apply code requirements to design, plan submittals and/or inspection.
Monday, May 1 | 8 – 10 am | Jim Cika
2021 IECC Update
This session reviews key changes from the 2018 to the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code® (IECC®). The discussion will address changes to both the residential and commercial provisions of the IECC. The seminar will assist code officials, plans examiners, inspectors, and design professionals in identifying the specific code changes that have occurred and understanding the reasoning behind the changes.
Monday, May 1 | 10 am – Noon | Jerica Stacey
2021 IBC, IRC, IFC Update
This session will identify important changes from the 2018 to 2021 editions of the International Building Code® (IBC®), International Residential Code® (IRC®) and International Fire Code® (IFC®). Participants will be presented with those changes that will most impact their use of the code when they apply the 2021 IBC, IRC or IFC.
Monday, May 1 | 1 – 5 pm | Doug Thornburg, Terrell Stripling
2021 B1 – Residential Building Inspector Certification Test Academy
The B1 – Residential Building Inspector Certification Test Academy features expert instruction and includes interactive review exercises, practice exams and individual and group-based activities to help you get better prepared to take the exam. Throughout the academy you will be given an opportunity to answer questions that reference the exam resources.
Main Topics include: Code Administration, Building Planning, Footings and Foundations, Floor Construction, Wall Construction and Coverings, Roof/Ceiling Construction and Public Safety and Special Construction.
Monday, May 1 – Wednesday, May 3 | 8 am – 5 pm | John Gibson, Tim Ryan
2021 B2 – Commercial Building Inspector Certification Test Academy
The B2 - Commercial Building Inspector Certification Test Academy features expert instruction and interactive review exercises, practice exams and individual and group-based activities to help you get better prepared to take the exam. Throughout the academy you will be given an opportunity to answer questions that reference the exam resources.
Main Topics include: General Administration, Building Planning, Footings and Foundations, Floor Construction, Wall Construction and Coverings, Roof/Ceiling Construction and Public Safety and Special Construction.
Monday, May 1 – Wednesday, May 3 | 8 am – 5 pm | Terrell Stripling, George Mann
2021 Plan Review Institute
This institute will focus on the knowledge and skills necessary to perform a plan review referencing the 2021 International Residential Code® (IRC®) and the structural and nonstructural provisions of the 2021 International Building Code® (IBC®).
During the Plan Review Institute, you will learn to effectively perform structural, nonstructural and residential plan reviews and how to increase your efficiency in determining if a given set of plans and specifications complies with the applicable 2021 I-Codes.
Monday, May 1 – Wednesday, May 3 | 8 am – 5 pm | Mike Molyneux, John Gibson, Rich Truitt
Surfside, Florida Building Collapse of June 2021 and ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete
This seminar focuses on three main areas of improvement in the ACI standard for concrete design and construction and indicates how compliance with the enhanced requirements would have been beneficial to the performance of Champlain Tower South in Surfside, Fl. The 12-story condominium building, where 98 people were killed, was likely designed under the early or mid-1970s Florida Building Code and ACI 318-71 or ACI 318-77. Concrete durability, flat plate punching shear and structural integrity provisions of ACI 318 are critical areas of improvement that engineers, architects, and building officials must be familiar with for the safe performance of concrete buildings.
Monday, May 1 | 8 am – Noon | Dr. S. K. Ghosh, PhD.
An Overview of Changes from ACI 318-14 to ACI 318-19
ACI 318-19, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete is the updated edition from the 2014 edition. Referenced in the 2021 International Building Code, the ACI 318, 2019 edition contains significant changes from the 2014 edition in areas such as structural integrity provisions for one-way Slabs, streamlined provisions for two-way slab design, modified shear design provisions for non-prestressed beams and one-way slabs, acceptance of the use of high-strength reinforcing bars, strength reduction factor modifications as impacted by the use of high-strength reinforcing bars up to Grade 100, strength evaluation of existing buildings and numerous other changes. The presentation will provide a general overview of select changes and will then go into an in-depth discussion on some of the significant changes. Experienced as well as beginner structural engineers and building officials will benefit from this unique presentation.
Monday, May 1 | 1 – 3 pm | Dr. S. K. Ghosh, PhD.
Ever-Changing Structural Provisions of Our Building Codes – Wind
This seminar is about major, far-reaching changes in the wind provisions of U.S. codes and standards over the last three decades or so. This will include the very substantive changes in wind design provisions from ASCE 7-16 to ASCE 7-22, which are reflected in the IBC. This is a chance to review where we have been and gives us an appreciation of the present with the insight of someone who has long been intimately involved in the structural code development process. The major topics covered are:
- An Overview of the History and Development of Wind Provisions
- ASCE 7-16 to ASCE 7-22: Substantive Changes to Wind Design Provisions
Monday, May 1 | 3 – 5 pm | Dr. S. K. Ghosh, PhD.
When Disaster Strikes
The ICC When Disaster Strikes Program is aimed at training and certifying qualified professionals to assist with performing Post-Disaster Building Safety Evaluations. It also discusses the NIMS credentialing process whereby properly trained and qualified Post-Disaster Building Safety Evaluators can be prequalified and rostered. By properly training and pre-qualifying a pool of individuals building officials are better able to jump start recovery.
Tuesday, May 2 | 8 am – 5 pm | David Troxell
2021 IBC Fire-Resistance-Rated Walls
This session discusses the application of IBC Chapter 7 related to the construction and protection of rated walls. The topics covered include identifying the five types of walls and their differences, including construction, continuity, marking and identification, as well as the protection requirements for penetrations, joint systems, ducts and air transfer openings, door and window openings. Additional discussion will look at the test standards used to evaluate the wall and protection systems, how to calculate the fire resistance for existing walls or archaic assemblies and the requirements for walls which serve multiple purposes.
Tuesday, May 2 | 8 am – Noon | Jay Woodward
2021 IBC Means of Egress
This session addresses the fundamental concepts and provisions in the IBC pertaining to establishing a compliant means of egress system in buildings. The course deals with both the egress design and egress component provisions, with a focus on the exit access design requirements. Topic include the determination of occupant loads, egress distribution, common path of egress travel, egress illumination and exit signs, interior exit stairways, corridors and exit passageways.
Tuesday, May 2 | 1 – 5 pm | Doug Thornburg
NEC Code Changes
This session will analyze major changes to the National Electrical Code (NEC®) for this code cycle, covering the most significant changes to the NEC. It will include interpretations by enforcers of the code. Bringing you illustrations that clearly identify each change and provides an explanation of the change.
Wednesday, May 3 | 8 am – Noon | IAEI
2024 IBC, IRC, IFC Sneak Peeks
This fast-paced session will provide an introduction to a number of important code changes that are scheduled to be included in the 2024 editions of several International Codes. Key additions, revisions and modifications to the 2024 International Building Code® (IBC®), International Residential Code® (IRC®) and International Fire Code® (IFC®) will be presented in this early look at these three upcoming I-Code publications.
Wednesday, May 3 | 1 – 5 pm | Jay Woodward, John Gibson
2021 IBC Accessibility and the A117.1-17 Standard
This session focuses on the general requirements for the construction of accessible commercial buildings and residential facilities for compliance with the IBC and ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities. It addresses the key issues involving the design, plan review and inspection of buildings and facilities to ensure that individuals with physical, visual or hearing impairments can use the facilities.
Wednesday, May 3 | 8 am – Noon | Jay Woodward
2021 IBC Occupancy Classification and Mixed Occupancies
This session covers the key issues of the IBC regarding the proper classification of buildings based on use. In addition to an overview of the specific occupancy classifications, the discussion will include how to address buildings containing two or more occupancies. The three mixed-occupancy options of accessory, nonseparated and separated occupancies are presented along with examples that illustrate the proper application of the provisions.
Wednesday, May 3 | 1 – 5 pm | Doug Thornburg
Expert Instructor Bios
Jim Cika is a director, PMG technical resources for the International Code Council, where he serves as a subject matter expert to the plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas and swimming pool & spa codes. He represents ICC in federal and state coalitions, task forces, committees, and councils where expertise in PMG technical matters is required. Cika has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and started his career as an HVAC design consultant. In addition, he has over 20 years of experience as a chief engineer responsible for regulatory, product standards, building code and product engineering matters for manufacturers of water heating and space heating appliances.
Dr. Ghosh is a former member of the Boards of Direction of ACI, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and BSSC (Building Seismic Safety Council). He is a member of the Board of Governors of ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute. Ghosh has long been a provider of continuing education related to structural provisions of building codes to the structural engineering profession and the code enforcement community. His books and other publications on structural design are widely used by those in design practice. In addition to authoring over 200 papers and books, Dr. Ghosh has investigated and reported on structural performance in most recent earthquakes. Among his many awards, on the 50th anniversary of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) in 2004, S. K. Ghosh was named one of fifty “Titans” of the U.S. Precast/Prestressed Concrete Industry. He was awarded ASCE’s 2013 Walter P. Moore Jr. Award for his contributions towards improving the consistency, accuracy and clarity of structural codes and standards throughout the U.S. and abroad. Ghosh has a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in civil engineering from the University of Calcutta, India, and a Master of Applied Science (MASc) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in structural engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Doug Thornburg provides administrative and technical leadership for the ICC support publications and education programs with global recognition in building fire and life safety. Prior to employment with ICC in 2004, he spent nine years as a code consultant and educator on building codes. Formerly Vice President/Education for the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), Thornburg also continues to develop and present building code seminars nationally and has developed numerous educational texts and resource materials. He was presented with ICC’s inaugural Educator of the Year Award in 2008, recognizing his outstanding contributions in education and training. A graduate of Kansas State University and a registered architect, Doug has over 34 years of experience in building code training and administration. He has authored a variety of code-related support publications, including the IBC Handbook and the Significant Changes to the International Building Code.
Richard Truitt is an ICC Contract Instructor/Subject Matter Expert. Truitt is the deputy director for Harford County Government in Bel Air, Maryland, and brings more than 30 years of experience in the building safety industry.2023 Spring Interchange Agenda
Agenda
| Saturday, April 29 | ||
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Chapter Leadership Academy |
| 8:30am | 5:30pm | ICC Board of Directors Meeting |
| 5:30pm | 6:30pm | Major Jurisdiction Committee Meeting |
Sunday, April 30 |
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| 8:00am | Noon | Chapter Leadership Academy |
| 8:00am | Noon | Membership Council Governing Committee Meetings |
| 10:00am | 5:00pm | Registration/Resource Center |
| 2:00pm | 5:00pm | Opening Session & Training |
| 6:00pm | 8:00pm | Building Safety Month Reception |
Monday, May 1 |
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| 7:00am | 8:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | 5:00pm | Registration/Resource Center |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Education Committee |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Certification Committee |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 1 – Code Training |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 2 – B1 Certification Academy |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 3 – B2 Certification Academy |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 4 – Plan Review Institute |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 5 – Architect/Designer/Engineer |
| Noon | 1:00pm | Lunch |
Tuesday, May 2 |
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| 7:00am | 8:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | 5:00pm | Registration/Resource Center |
| 8:00am | Noon | Professional Development Council |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 1 – Code Training |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 2 – B1 Certification Academy |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 3 – B2 Certification Academy |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 4 – Plan Review Institute |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 5 – Architect/Designer/Engineer |
| Noon | 1:00pm | Lunch |
Wednesday, May 3 |
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| 7:00am | 8:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | 5:00pm | Registration/Resource Center |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 1 – Code Training |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 2 – B1 Certification Academy |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 3 – B2 Certification Academy |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 4 – Plan Review Institute |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Track 5 – Architect/Designer/Engineer |
| Noon | 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 5:00pm | 9:00pm | Certification Exam Session |
All times listed are ET. Events subject to change.
International Code Council and American Society of Home Inspectors Collaborate to Diversify Workforce and Equip Building Professionals for the Future
The Code Council and ASHI signed a memorandum of understanding to expand available resources and improve membership opportunities.
ICC Family of Solutions Contributes to 2023 Design and Construction Week
The Code Council family of solutions will be in attendance at the annual 2023 Design and Construction Week in Las Vegas, Nevada.