Responses for the February 2007 ICC-ES Evaluation Committee Meeting
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
- AC10-0207-R1-Quality Documentation. Revisions are proposed to clarify the requirements in Appendices A and B of the criteria. click here for responses
- AC286-0207-R1-Roof Flashing for Pipe Penetrations. A new criteria is proposed for flashings of plastic, rubber or metallic materials used to seal penetrations of piping in roof assemblies. click here for responses
- AC12-0207-R2-Foam Plastic Insulation. Revisions are proposed to include use in attics and crawl spaces, to update requirements to the 2006 codes, to add recognition under the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), to revise requirements for quality control testing of EPS and to add a new section identifying information that needs to be included in evaluation reports. click here for responses
- AC177-0207-R1-Translucent Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Faced Panel Wall, Roof and Skylight Systems. Revisions are proposed to reflect the revised deflection limitations of aluminum structural members. click here for responses
- MISC1-0207-R2-Increasing the Thickness of EPDM Roof Coverings for Assemblies Qualified under UL 1256 Full-scale Testing. An evaluation report applicant has requested that a 60-mil EPDM roofing membrane be recognized based on testing of a 45-mil EPDM membrane and some additional small-scale tests. This subject was considered by the Evaluation Committee at the May 31, 2006, Evaluation Committee meeting. click here for responses
- AC191A-0207-R1-A-Metal Plaster Bases (Lath). Revisions are proposed to include requirements of the 2006 codes and to add requirements for recognition of self-furred lath. click here for responses
- AC191B-0207-R1-B-Metal Plaster Bases (Lath). A proposal is to be considered for a cancellation date of October 1, 2007, for legacy reports on metal plaster bases that have not converted to a new ICC-ES report to comply with the requirements of AC191. click here for responses
- AC151-0207-R1-Fixed-height, Low-profile, Raised Floor Systems. Revisions are proposed to address requirements in the 2006 codes, delete recognition under the Uniform Building Code, increase the permitted height of the system and provide clarification for other sections of the criteria. click here for responses
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
- AC358-0207-R1-Helical Foundation Systems and Devices. A new criteria is proposed for determining structural capacities, including soil interaction, of helical foundation systems. click here for responses
- AC66-0207-R1-Fire-retardant-treated Wood. Revisions are proposed to address the requirements of the 2006 codes and to revise the procedure for checking moisture content in Section 5.2.3 to reflect current industry procedures. click here for responses
- AC363-0207-R1-Surface-applied Fire-retardant Coatings. A new acceptance criteria is proposed for fire-retardant coatings that are field-applied to interior, exposed walls and ceilings for the purpose of reducing the flame-spread index of the substrates to which they are applied. click here for responses
- AC316-0207-R2-Shrinkage Compensating Devices. Revisions are proposed to address comments raised at the October 4, 2006, Evaluation Committee meeting regarding the amount of travel exhibited by the ratcheting-type devices. click here for responses
- AC369-0207-R1-Steel Cable Assemblies Intended for Use in Prestressed Tension Tie-down Systems. A new criteria is proposed for steel cable assemblies used in prestressed tension tie-down systems installed in light-framd wood wall construction to resist uplift tension loads caused by wind forces while simultaneously compensating for the settling and shrinkage of building elements. click here for responses
Thursday, February 8, 2007
- AC269-0207-R1-Racking Shear Evaluation of Proprietary Sheathing Materials Used as Braced Wall Panels. Revisions are proposed to consider revisions to Section 4.2.6 regarding testing of Table 2 wall configurations 2 and 3. click here for responses
- AC233-0207-R1-Alternate Dowel-type Threaded Fasteners. Revisions are proposed to combine Parts A and B (Part B was approved in October 2006), and to make a number of other revisions as proposed by industry and staff. click here for responses
- AC257-0207-R2-Corrosion-resistant Fasteners. Revisions are proposed to include evaluation of fasteners in contact with preservative-treated wood. This subject was previously considered at the October 2006 Evaluation Committee meeting. click here for responses
- AC368-0207-R1-Suspended Ceiling Systems. A new acceptance criteria is proposed to clarify requirements in the code for suspended ceiling systems and to provide a test method for qualifying installation procedures and components that are alternatives to those specified in the code. click here for responses
- AC322-0207-R3-Prefabricated, Cold-formed, Steel Lateral-force-resisting Vertical Assemblies. A new criteria is proposed for steel shear walls. This item was previously considered at the February and June 2006 Evaluation Committee meetings. click here for responses
- AC46-0207-R1-Cold-formed Steel Framing Members. Revisions are proposed based on an industry request. click here for responses
- AC86-0207-R2-Cold-formed Steel Framing Members - Interior Nonload-bearing Wall Assemblies (formerly Steel Studs and Gypsum-board Interior Nonload-bearing Walls - Composite Construction). Revisions are proposed to update requirements to the 2006 codes and to clarify the intent of the criteria. click here for responses
- AC308-0207-R1-Post-installed Anchors in Concrete Elements. Revisions are proposed to remove test options for determining the effectiveness factor (Kcr, Kuncr) and set-up factor (asetup), revise the modifier for sustained load tests and revise the description of crack width cycling tests. click here for responses
- AC174-0207-R1-Deck Board Span Ratings and Guardrail Systems (Guards and Handrails). Revisions are proposed to update requirements to the 2006 codes and to include an exception in Section 1.2 regarding use. click here for responses
