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Builders Energy Code Position Confirmed by DOE

Posted on May 13, 2012 in Building Codes, Green Building and Housing & Construction.

Concerning what the requirement for adopting a code to comply with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding stipulations, DOE confirmed that it is the 2009 IECC or an equivalent code that must be adopted -- not the 2012 edition.

MN Governor Vetoes Anti-Sprinkler Bill

Posted on May 13, 2012 in Building Codes, Housing & Construction and Legislative.

Minnesota Governor Mark Dalton vetoed a measure (Senate File 1717) that would have prevented the adoption of building code provisions requiring the installation of sprinkler systems in new and existing single-family homes.

SBCA Adopts Lumber Design Value Engineering Policy, Sends Letter to ICC

Posted on May 10, 2012 in Building Codes, Engineering & Testing, Housing & Construction, Industry Announcements, Legislative and Raw Materials.

SBCA has drafted an engineering policy regarding the transition to lowered Southern Pine lumber design values effective June 1, 2012, and has sent a letter to the ICC requesting their plan of action.

HERS Rating Gaining Traction

Posted on May 7, 2012 in Building Codes, Engineering & Testing, Green Building and Housing & Construction.

Little used until just recently, the HERS rating system is gaining traction as the building industry’s equivalent of mpg.

SPIB's SYP Monitoring Data Requested

Posted on May 7, 2012 in Building Codes, Engineering & Testing, Industry Announcements, Legislative and Raw Materials.

SBCA has submitted a letter to ALSC requesting further information regarding Southern Pine lumber monitoring data previously collected by SPIB. 

AWC Releases Several Revised Standards

Posted on May 7, 2012 in Building Codes, Engineering & Testing, Housing & Construction and Raw Materials.

The American Wood Council (AWC) has revised several of its standards and design tools in response to upcoming changes to Southern Pine design values.

BC Plans Generation of Wood Highrises

Posted on April 30, 2012 in Building Codes, Engineering & Testing and Housing & Construction.

A new generation of highrise commercial and institutional wood buildings are planned for B.C. in the next couple of years.

SYP to SPF Equivalency Threatened

Posted on April 30, 2012 in Building Codes, Engineering & Testing, Housing & Construction and Raw Materials.

SFPA issued a notice to its members that Canadian Standards Association has issued a member ballot to remove SYP equivalency to SPF in response to SYP design value changes.

Energy Code Challenge: EPS Supply Squeeze

Posted on April 30, 2012 in Building Codes, Green Building, Housing & Construction and Industry Announcements.

Compliance with various energy code provisions may become more difficult in the short-term due to an unexpected expandable polystyrene (EPS) supply squeeze on the horizon.

ALSC Defines Design Value Procedures

Posted on April 30, 2012 in Building Codes, Engineering & Testing, Housing & Construction, Legislative and Raw Materials.

On April 27, 2012, ALSC issued a memorandum containing a summary of a legal analysis of its procedures regarding evaluation of design values and other related matters.