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  1. CodeWarrior

    Boy, am I glad I'm not involved with the IECC

    Overall, there is a difference among the interests in what the IECC should or should not contain. The BOD could have moved the controversial provisions into an appendix so localities more friendly to electricity could adopt them.
  2. CodeWarrior

    Building Code Tax

    Fixing code violations tends to increase rent but not increase sales prices. However, not fixing violations tends to decrease sales price but not affect rents.
  3. CodeWarrior

    Building Code Tax

    Hawaii is right up there with California and New York on the housing costs. Building codes the culprit? Some people think so- https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/how-building-codes-act-as-a-regressive-tax-on-affordable-housing/ Of course, the codes have allowed cheaper materials over years, but...
  4. CodeWarrior

    Sedalia proposes 2021 codes

    Sedalia Missouri, population 21,000, Recently held a public meeting about adopting the 2021 International Codes. A least one property owner is fighting the change. She stated that the new codes may hamper property development and the city council needs to engage more with the residents before...
  5. CodeWarrior

    New York building collapse blamed on engineer who did inspection.

    A PE hired to repair a 7 sort building erred in marking load bearing column as decorative, even saying temporary supports weren't needed. Not sure if he was onsite when the work occurred leading to the collapse. No one was killed, and no major injuries. The engineer was suspended by the city...
  6. CodeWarrior

    San Francisco building inspector convicted on state and federal charges

    More San Francisco building department employees are accused of taking bribes. This time, it's the engineers. I hope that's it, but unlikely. https://sfstandard.com/2023/11/03/department-of-building-inspection-former-engineers-charged/
  7. CodeWarrior

    Building Safety vs. Political Pressure: The Tightrope of Third-Party Inspection Agencies

    Yep, just remember, jurisdictions are often compelled to select the lowest bidder. You get what you pay for. Not sure how the bid package would affect the permit fees?
  8. CodeWarrior

    The "Scandal" that won't go away.

    The Huffington Post has just put out a story on how industry groups got ICC to revise the IECC code-development process to favor their interests. But it didn't work out very smoothly. What a mess. No wonder ICC hired a PR firm to smooth out communications. If there any ICC board members out...
  9. CodeWarrior

    Texas House Bill 14 Stirs Debate in Building Code Community

    Then there's Florida, with HB267. Floridians should remember Surfside, less than 3 years ago, where the condo building design and construction were found not to meet code, and with no inspection records, may not have been inspected. 98 people died, the 3rd largest death toll in US history...
  10. CodeWarrior

    City of Denver attempts to improve permitting times

    Someone should bring in a Hiawatha Estes set of plans and see what they would say. He was a licensed architect.
  11. CodeWarrior

    City of Denver attempts to improve permitting times

    The City of Denver has a new mayor, and he wants to fix the building department so permits can be issued more quickly. With commercial projects taking 233 days & residential 250 days to reach permit issuance, they have to do something...
  12. CodeWarrior

    ICC Spray Foam Document sells for $5,000.

    Maybe the senators backing S.835 Pro Codes Act should be aware that ICC sells its AC377 standard for spray foam insulation at $5.000 each. Members of ICC gets no break, they still pay $5,000. The California Energy Code requires AC377 compliance unless the builder accepts a prescriptive R-value...
  13. CodeWarrior

    Code Adoption Link

    The federal government is responsible fo model codes.
  14. CodeWarrior

    Code Adoption Link

    Model codes were written to promote uniformity in regulating building constitution, but nearly 100 years after the 1st UBC, there is uniformity within certain states, but no uniformity between states. For certain states that have no state codes, some local jurisdictions still have no codes. The...
  15. CodeWarrior

    San Francisco building inspector convicted on state and federal charges

    Bernie Curren plead guilty to state and federal bribery charges And received prison sentences. Mr. Curren gets to serve both sentences concurrently, so if you decide to go on the take, do as much as you can at one time, which seems to be what happened here...
  16. CodeWarrior

    Home builders beat back code updates in NC

    Anyone from NC? The legislature enacted a freeze on residential code updates until 2031. Known as HB 488, the residential building codes, as well as energy, plumbing, and mechanical code will not be modernized. Who is behind this act? The home builders of course. The home builders have...
  17. CodeWarrior

    Wisconsin debates adopting 2021 codes

    The state of Wisconsin is debating moving from the 2015 to 2021 codes for the commercial sector. Of course, increases in construction costs are feared by some for not moving ahead. Best quote: "he’s never had a constituent call asking to update building codes, but he’s gotten hundreds of calls...
  18. CodeWarrior

    San Francisco corruption hits builder

    The FBI's ongoing investigation of corruption in San Francisco resulted in some convictions. But the corruption continued in persecuting those who talked to the FBI. One builder is suing thd city over this...
  19. CodeWarrior

    Incompetent building inspector costs family it’s new home

    A building inspector allowed numerous violations during construction of a house, and the result is so shoddy, that the home is being recommended for removal rather than repair. https://www.wral.com/story/chatham-county-will-not-recheck-buildings-ok-d-by-disciplined-inspector/20898125/...
  20. CodeWarrior

    Can a building code overcome bad intentions?

    The UK doesn’t have earthquakes like Turkey, etc., so it will probably take another type of catastrophe (fire) to expose the corruption there. Codes are a tool that need acceptance by all affected to succeed in protecting lives from disasters...
  21. CodeWarrior

    Building Inspector convicted of taking Bribes

    Going to Hawaii? They are being corrupted by foreign business interests infiltrating that fair state— https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/05/former-honolulu-building-inspector-gets-5-years-in-prison-for-bribery/
  22. CodeWarrior

    Copyright Protection for Codes and Standards may get a ***** from Uncle Sam

    Not sure why "*****" changed to ****?
  23. CodeWarrior

    Copyright Protection for Codes and Standards may get a ***** from Uncle Sam

    Legislation is proceeding that would support Copyright Protection for privately developed countries codes and standards adopted into local and federal regulations. This article discusses construction regulations though the legislation does not appear to be industry focused. Both NFPA and ANSI...
  24. CodeWarrior

    Tennessee determined to maintain high energy consumption position

    The state of Tennessee is considering a bill that will prevent updating the energy codes, freezing them at the 2018 levels. This is proceeding despite the fact that Tennessee is the 2nd highest per capita consumer of electricity and and Memphis leads the nation. Cities that want to update their...
  25. CodeWarrior

    ICC revises Code Development Methods

    Yes, it looks like ICC is getting closer to ANSI. Most of the other SDOs follow ANSI or something similar. Except in ANSI there is a public comment period, and the committee reconvenes to address the comments. Not sure what ICC is doing, the details are sketchy.
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