Staff Memos for the October 2006 Evaluation Committee Hearings
ES staff have reviewed the comments that were submitted in response to the August 28, 2006, staff letters and received by the September 20, 2006, deadline. In some cases, memos were prepared to be sent to the Evaluation Committee. 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 4, 2006
- AC340—Patio Covers
with Aluminum or Steel Components. Revisions are proposed based on a proposal from an evaluation report applicant. click here
- AC266—Wood Structural Panel Roof Sheathing Factory-laminated with an Alternative Roof Underlayment. Revisions are proposed to revise the requirements for roof classification and for fire-resistance ratings. click here
- AC269—Racking Shear Evaluation of Proprietary Sheathing Materials Used as Braced Wall Panels. Revisions to various sections of the criteria are proposed, based on proposals from evaluation report applicants. click here
- AC316—Shrinkage Compensating Devices. Revisions are proposed to Sections 3.1 and 4.3 of the criteria relative to determining the allowable load for tension-controlled shrinkage compensating devices. click here
Thursday, October 5, 2006
- AC70—Fasteners Power-driven into Concrete, Steel and Masonry Elements. Revisions are proposed based on a proposal from an evaluation report applicant. click here
- AC193—Mechanical Anchors in Concrete Elements. Revisions are proposed to address requirements for brittle failure of screw anchors, and other revisions as proposed by an evaluation report applicant. The subject of hydrogen embrittlement was previously considered at the February and June 2006 hearings. click here
- AC365—Building-integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Roof Panels. A new criteria is proposed for photovoltaic panels that are integrated into a roof covering and perform the function of a roof covering. click here
- AC362—Adhesives for Masonry Construction. A new criteria is proposed for proprietary adhesives used as alternatives to Type M portland cement/lime masonry mortar in masonry construction. click here
- AC125—Concrete and Reinforced and Unreinforced Masonry Strengthening Using Externally Bonded Fiber-reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Systems. Revisions are proposed to address the 2006 IBC, to address revisions proposed by an evaluation report applicant, to include evaluation of health effects of materials in contact with potable water, and to clarify that the criteria is applicable to externally bonded, passive systems. click here
- AC347—Headed Ends of Concrete Reinforcement. A new criteria is proposed for headed ends of concrete reinforcement. The proposed new criteria was previously considered at the June 2006 hearing. click here
Friday, October 6, 2006
- AC25—Metal-faced Plastic Core Wall Panels on Noncombustible Exterior Walls [to be retitled Metal Composite Material]. Revisions are proposed to clarify requirements for MCM panels falling under IBC Section 1407 and to include requirements from AC333 [Acceptance Criteria for Injection Molded Composite Material (IMCM) Wall Panels] within this document. Revisions to the criteria were previously considered at the February 2005 hearing. click here
- AC116—Nails and Spikes. Revisions are proposed based on a proposal from an evaluation report applicant to permit derivation of lateral and withdrawal design values for proprietary nails and spikes. This subject was previously considered at the June 2006 hearing. click here
- AC13—Joist Hangers and Similar Devices. Numerous revisions are proposed to this criteria based on a proposal from an evaluation report applicant. click here
- AC233—Alternate Dowel-type Threaded Fasteners Less Than 1/4 Inch in Diameter. Revisions are proposed to add requirements for dowel-type threaded fasteners that are 1/4 inch and greater in diameter. click here
- AC257—Corrosion-resistant Fasteners [to be retitled Corrosion-resistant Fasteners and Evaluation of Corrosion Effects of Wood Preservatives]. Revisions are proposed to add requirements for fasteners in contact with preservative-treated wood. click here
- AC78—Copper-quaternary and Copper-zinc Wood Preservative Treatment Systems. Revisions are proposed to add a new wood preservative and to update the criteria to address the 2006 codes. click here
