Our Mission
The Colorado Chapter of the International Code Council is dedicated to the
improvement of building safety, by promoting and improving the International
Codes, educating the building industry, public, and our membership, and
providing mutual aid to building professionals.
I.C.C. is Dedicated to
Building A Safer World.
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August Meeting Announcement
August 12th & 13th - Ameristar Casino, Resort, and Spa - Blackhawk 2009 IBC & IRC Updates Click for Notice and lodging info 2009 Code Adoption chart List of jurisdictions adopting 2009 code Click here Presentation on the ICC 700 Standard Gil Rossmiller's June 2010 PowerPoint presentation on the ICC 700 Standard in PDF format Click here Give-a-days 2010 Girl Scout Give-a-day The annual Chapter give-a-day at the Lazy Acres Girl Scout Camp in San Isabel was on Saturday June 5th, 2010. Wilderness on Wheels 7/17/2010 Letter in Support of ICC The Colorado Chapter of the International Code Council, along with the Fire Marshal's Association of Colorado, the Colorado Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and the Colorado Association of Permit Technicians, sent a letter to the President of ICC in support of the 2009 codes Click for a copy of the letter... Show your support of 2010 Building Safety Month Click on the heading above to sign up on the support site.
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Contractor Exam Information ICC Contractor Testing Information for
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Are you ready?? Then get set, and go! to this link: http://www.iccsafe.org/cs/codes/Pages/09-10_FAA.aspx The ICC Final Action Hearing Agenda is posted and available for your review and download. Take a look at the Public Comments which will be coming up at the May 15-23 Final Action Hearings in Dallas, TX. Communicate with your colleagues... Develop ideas and comments... Prepare your positions... Plan to attend... Make your vote count… Dry Utilities Service Guidelines for Developers and Builders. Developed by the HBA's Regulated Utilities Committee, the purpose of this booklet is to educate developers and builders working in the metro Denver area about the process for providing dry utility services to their end users. Residential Fire Sprinkler Adoption Guidelines The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to local jurisdictions contemplating the adoption of the residential sprinkler requirements found in the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC). 2009 Year in Review Newsletter! A nice wrap-up of 2009 with a look at the new codes... Newsletter.. 2009 Code Changes - Update 12/09 Updated Presentation on 2009 IBC, IRC, IFC Code Change Highlights Tim Pate, Co-Chair CCICC Code Change Committee Slides in a PDF format. Disaster Operations Manual - New!This link goes to the newly revised CCICC disaster operations manual. Colorado Code Adoption Details Click the link above to see the International Code adoptions in Colorado. Community Building Code Administration Grant Act - Update Thanks to the efforts of Colorado Counties Inc (CCI), a resolution in support of the Community Building Code Administration Grant Act (CBCAG) was passed by the National Association of Counties (NACo) membership at their Annual Conference. |
A message from the President:
THREE WEEKS IN BALTIMORE --
Our Chapter was well represented during the Code Change Hearings and ICC Annual
Business Meeting, both of which seemed to go on forever. The first set of code
change hearings began October 24 and ran for as much as 15 hours a day until
October 31. There was a break for the business meeting from November 1 until
November 4. The hearings began again with an overlapping day on Wednesday
November 4 and ran through November 11. We can be proud the dedication of our
Colorado Chapter members in that we were represented at every one of the 19 days
of important activities and decisions made that affects the 2012 I-Codes and the
way our jurisdictions and the private sectors will do business in the years
ahead.
Our stellar Code Change Committee, lead by Tom Meyers and Tim Pate,
helped fund 10 people to monitor, testify and represent chapter positions on
many important issues. We are further represented by 11 members on ICC Code
Change Committees, 5 of those serving as Chair! This is an amazing
accomplishment. Their volunteer service speaks loudly and proudly of the quality
the Chapter carries into the national and international arena of code
development. It also carries on the tradition begun in the ICBO days and made
part of a collective DNA passed on and kept alive by the likes of Pete Tyree,
Dan Nickle, Bob Foote, Jerry Wooldridge and Tom Thompson; to name but a few of
many.
At the Awards Luncheon during the ABM we received the Chapter of the
Year Award. This is an acknowledgement that from 630 ICC chapters we are the
best of the best. 14 chapter members attended to represent us during lunch.
Following is the press release from ICC:
The Colorado Chapter of the ICC was
named Chapter of the Year during today's Awards Luncheon. To earn this
designation, a chapter must demonstrate a high degree of professionalism in
promoting the vision, mission and goals of the Code Council. The Chapter of the
Year also distinguishes itself through the development and implementation of
programs designed to increase the professionalism of its members and code
officials everywhere, and participate in local, state, regional or national
activities to increase the public awareness of safety in the built
environment.
"The Colorado Chapter worked with the Colorado Governor's
Energy Office to develop a free International Energy Conservation Code training
program," Awards Committee Chairman Tim Ryan explained. "Its green efforts also
include an instrumental role in developing an online code forum with the U.S.
Department of Energy and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory."
The Colorado
Chapter offers disaster assessment evaluator training, and a train-the-trainer
program. When the most devastating tornado in Colorado's history struck on
Memorial Day weekend, Chapter volunteers assessed more than 1,000 damaged
structures and then worked with local officials to process more than
six-thousand repair permits.
"It took us 56 years to get here, so I accept
this for more than four and one half dozen past presidents, hundreds of Board
members, and at least 1,000 men and women on chapter committees that have served
over those past five decades," said Chapter President Stephen Kanipe. "As we all
know, the more involved individuals become, the greater the chance of success
for the larger group."
And finally, the 25th Year Colorado Chapter
Educational Institute brochure was available at all the hot spots for people to
pickup and make plans to attend the best opportunity available. Thanks to the
Education Committee for putting it all together, every year for 25 years in a
row! Looking forward to finishing out a wonderful year at our ABM in Colorado
Springs and to see you there.
Stephen Kanipe