Report on Proposed 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) Appeals Hearings.
Today, the International Code Council (ICC) concluded the three-day proposed 2024 IECC appeals hearings that began on Wednesday, the 21st. Recall that in addition to the AGA appeal on concerns with the code development procedures followed there are specific concerns with provisions, i.e., electric ready, EV charger requirements, etc., in the proposed 2024 Edition of the IECC that we object to be required for compliance to the IECC. Four other appellants, AHRI, APGA , BOMA/NMHC, and ICC Region VI also submitted appeals resulting in a total of 9 appeals for similar concerns. The ICC site 2024 IECC Appeals – ICC (iccsafe.org) provides all the details of the appeals hearing including the specific appeals, presentations from the appellants, testimony during the hearing of support for the appeal (s), testimony during the hearing in opposition of the appeal(s), written public comments submitted, ICC staff responses, etc. While the testimony in opposition for approving the appeals(s) was substantially higher than the support for approving them, the substance and justification for approving appeal(s) was extensive. But there is no way to project how the Appeals Panel will rule on any of the appeals. The schedule for acting on the appeals is as follows:
- The Appeals Board renders a recommendation to the ICC CEO.
- The ICC CEO submits the Appeals Board report and recommendations to the ICC Board of Directors.
- The Board of Directors reviews the appeal(s) and provides a decision to the ICC CEO
- The ICC CEO notifies the appellant and parties of the Board decision.
There is no schedule available at this time on when the ICC final decision will be rendered but it expects to be within the next 4 to 8 weeks. We will provide the decision when available. Finally, a special thanks to the BECS Committee members who provided testimony and written comments in support on the AGA appeals.
New York City Issues a Building Code Mandate for the Installation of Fuel Gas Alarms in Residential Dwellings based on NFPA® 715.
For your information, on February 12, 2024, New York City became the first major urban jurisdiction to issue a building code mandate (attached) for the installation of natural gas alarms in residences based on NFPA® 715, the Standards for the Installation of Fuel Gases Detection and Warning Equipment with some modifications. The mandate requires installations of the alarms by May 1, 2025.
State Codes Activity Update.
Attached is a weekly feature of the “Friday Update” covering state code calendar activities as presented by the online utility “Fiscal Note,” which is sponsored by APGA and AGA Code and Standards. Please review the update and determine if there are state code activities that impact your service territory or organization.