The Evaluation Process
The evaluation process is a cooperative effort between the report applicant and the ICC-ES staff. If you have applied for a report, or are thinking about applying, then know that we will partner with you throughout the process. You will have your responsibilities, and we will have ours. Anytime you have a question, contact us.
The evaluation process is best explained in the following:
What's in It for You
Some applicants find the evaluation process long, complex, and costly. But it is worth it. Evaluation of your product by ICC-ES, with the issuance of an evaluation report, provides:
- Clear evidence, respected by regulators and construction professionals across the United States, that your product complies with code.
- An independent review, by our expert staff, of the technical, code-related aspects of your product and your quality system. If there are any problems, you will hear about them from us rather than from unhappy customers and unsatisfied code officials.
- A leveling of the playing field, since your product will be evaluated in the same way as your competitors’ products, if they also have evaluation reports.
- A process that is rigorous but fair, extremely thorough and—for that very reason—thoroughly credible. Assured that your product complies with code, you will find that the time and money devoted to an evaluation was time and money well spent.
