Staff Memos for the October 2005 Evaluation Committee Hearings
ES staff have reviewed the comments that were submitted in response to the September 6, 2005, staff letters and received by the September 28, 2005, deadline. In some cases, memos were prepared to be sent to the Evaluation Committee. For the first time, ES is providing copies of the staff memos for public review in advance of the Evaluation Committee meeting. The purpose of the memos is to assist the Committee in reviewing the public comments and to present further revisions to the criteria as proposed by staff. All correspondence relating to the proposed criteria will be made available to meeting attendees the day the item is heard.
The intent of providing the memos early is to give meeting attendees more opportunity to review their content. Please do not contact staff regarding the memos, they will be discussed at the meeting.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
- AC177—Translucent Plastic Wall, Roof and Skylight Panel Systems. A new criteria is proposed for plastic panel systems used in walls, roofs and skylights. The criteria was first considered by the ICBO ES Evaluation Committee in January 2000. click here
- AC331—Smoke and Heat Vents. A new criteria is proposed for smoke and heat vents. click here
- AC43—Steel Decks. Revisions are proposed to (1) clarify that the scope of the criteria extends to cellular concrete and fasteners used in diaphragms with steel deck panels; (2) add diaphragms with clinch connections; (3) add provisions for evaluating diaphragms of reinforced structural concrete-filled steel deck panels attached to steel supports with headed shear studs; (4) replace reference to ASTM E 455 with new diaphragm tests and analysis procedures; (5) remove the requirement from Section 4.1 that the web crippling test results be compared to calculated capacities; (6) reduce the number of steel coupon tests in Section 4.4.1; and (7) revise steel deck labeling requirements. click here
- AC179—Metallic HVAC Duct Enclosure Assemblies. Revisions are proposed to add provisions for recognition of horizontal and vertical ducts with fire-resistive coatings in lieu of fire dampers. click here
- AC244—Exterior Doors and Windows. Revisions are proposed to add aluminum-framed glass doors and windows to the scope of the criteria. click here
- AC10—Quality Control Manuals (to be retitled Quality Documentation). Revisions are proposed to clarify the information to be submitted to ICC-ES pertaining to quality documentation. These proposals were first considered by the ICC-ES Evaluation Committee in February 2005. click here
- AC304—Inspection Agencies. A new criteria is proposed to establish requirements for, and to provide guidance to, inspection agencies that are conducting inspections of products recognized in ICC-ES evaluation reports. These proposals were first considered by the ICC-ES Evaluation Committee in February 2005. click here
Thursday, October 13, 2005
- AC316—Shrinkage Compensating Devices. Revisions are proposed to add to the scope of the criteria a shrinkage compensating device activated by applying tension. click here
- AC233—Alternate Dowel-type Fasteners Less than 1/4 Inch in Diameter. Revisions are proposed to Sections 3.4 and 4.5 concerning lateral strength determination and side plate materials. click here
- AC298—Internal Epoxy Barrier Pipe Coating Material. A new criteria is proposed for a proprietary epoxy coating mechanically applied to the interior of pressurized piping, which is used to repair existing piping. click here
Friday, October 14, 2005
- AC326—Proprietary Wood Preservative Systems – Common Requirements for Treatment Process, Test Methods and Performance Requirements. A new criteria is proposed to establish a single document that identifies requirements common to the proprietary wood preservatives. click here
- AC268—Organic and Quaternary Organic Wood Preservative Systems. Revisions are proposed to add a new wood preservative, quaternary organic. click here
- AC78—Copper-Quaternary Wood Preservative Treatment Systems. Revisions are proposed to the performance requirements for copper-quaternary wood preservative (formerly referenced in AC78 as ACQ). click here
- AC66—Fire-retardant-treated Wood. Revisions are proposed to update the criteria to the 2003 International Codes, to add other legacy codes and to add ASTM D 6841 as a reference standard for calculating design value treatment adjustment factors. click here
