righter101
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Any code enforcers, building officials, plans examiners, and inspectors on this forum in the state of Washington....
As you likely know Washington State SBCC adopts the building codes on the 3 year ICC publication cycle, with a 6 month delay in effective date, and the publications of ammendments.
I am wondering if there is any interest in working to push for adoption of the I-Codes perhaps on an every other code change, basically a 6 year cycle. I realize there is a lot of money involved in the code publications so there would be opposition from those lobbies. I feel that the Washington State Ammendments could continue through out the code cycle for 6 years instead of 3, with the usual emergency ammendments, on an as needed basis.
I am willing to do the research to come up with state wide cost savings estimates, and i believe our legislature and SBCC would not have any particular view either way. WABO and ICC, however, have a financial interest in our purchasing of their books.
Just wanted to get a feel from the other jurisdictions if there would be wide spread support for this, before i expend too much time.
All feedback, even from jurisdictions in other states, is welcome.
Thanks.
John
As you likely know Washington State SBCC adopts the building codes on the 3 year ICC publication cycle, with a 6 month delay in effective date, and the publications of ammendments.
I am wondering if there is any interest in working to push for adoption of the I-Codes perhaps on an every other code change, basically a 6 year cycle. I realize there is a lot of money involved in the code publications so there would be opposition from those lobbies. I feel that the Washington State Ammendments could continue through out the code cycle for 6 years instead of 3, with the usual emergency ammendments, on an as needed basis.
I am willing to do the research to come up with state wide cost savings estimates, and i believe our legislature and SBCC would not have any particular view either way. WABO and ICC, however, have a financial interest in our purchasing of their books.
Just wanted to get a feel from the other jurisdictions if there would be wide spread support for this, before i expend too much time.
All feedback, even from jurisdictions in other states, is welcome.
Thanks.
John