International Code Council hired Michael Gardner as its executive vice president of compliance programs.
March 28, 2014
Gardner will coordinate strategic efforts, bulid industry relationships and expand value for clients and manufacturers. He will identify new opportunites to help ICC leverage knowledge and technical expertise to help clients navigate the complexities around the supply chain, from compliance and regulatory issues to market acceptance.
This spring, IAPMO starts the final round of meetings leading up to the publication of the 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC). The meeting was recently moved from St. Louis to Las Vegas, but the dates remain the same (April 28-30). Those dates are coincidently the same dates as the International Code Council’s Green Code hearings in Memphis, Tenn.
One of the common questions regarding the ICC International Residential Code is: Will the mandatory sprinkler requirements remain? The answer is a resounding yes! The 2015 ICC International Residential Code will continue to require all one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses to have sprinklers.