From left to right: Deborah Taylor (3rd from left) and other ICC Committee members participate in code hearings Palm Springs, CA.

This month, Buildings Department code experts and International Code Council committee members James Colgate, RA, Gus Sirakis, PE and Deborah Taylor, RA, LEED AP joined other ICC committee members to review proposed amendments to the ICC’s 2007 Codes. As members of various ICC committees, these experts heard public comments, discussed public proposals and voted on modifications to prepare for the March publication of the amendments. The ICC develops codes used to safely construct residential and commercial buildings, and most cities, counties and states in the United States have adopted the International Code Council’s Building Code. These Buildings experts were appointed to code development committees within the International Code Council in November, after the Department’s successful passage of the New NYC Construction Codes. City Council enacted the New Codes in July 2007, which are modeled after the ICC’s Codes. View below photos from the event.

James Colgate participating in code hearings.

James Colgate participating in code hearings.

Gus Sirakis, PE, at ICC code hearings.

ICC hearing.