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New
Evaluation Reports Published
ICC-ES staff continues
to work on reports for products submitted for evaluation. Following a comprehensive
technical review process, ICC-ES issues reports each month on new
and innovative products.
Each list includes the report number and the name of the product(s) recognized
for code compliance. A complete
list of ICC-ES Evaluation Reports is available online.
2007
Evaluation
Committee Schedule
New building products and technologies are constantly being developed.
When there are no clear requirements in the code for new products and
methods, the ICC-ES Evaluation Committee approves acceptance criteria
used to evaluate new products. Upcoming 2007 meetings will be held in
Los Angeles and Birmingham as noted below:
June 5–7: The
Westin Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, CA.
October 10–12: The Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park, Birmingham,
AL.
Additional
meeting information and important deadlines are available online.
ESAC
Update
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Mark
Crawford, S.E., ESAC Chairman and VP of Engineering for Simpson
Strong-Tie, reports on the progress of the advisory committee.
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Last year, recognizing
the ever-increasing importance of the services provided to the building
industry by ICC-ES, the ICC-ES Board of Directors established the Evaluation
Service Advisory Committee (ESAC). The 20-member committee is familiar
with the activities and operations of ICC-ES, and represent a broad spectrum
of the building industry.
Two primary functions of ICC-ES are to develop Acceptance Criteria (AC)
used to evaluate products and to provide product evaluation reports. Most
people are aware of the ES Evaluation Service Reports, but have a limited
understanding of the effort it takes to develop ACs and subsequently to
provide Evaluation Service Reports on products. Due to the importance
of each function, ESAC is concurrently
reviewing and evaluating both of these primary areas of ES effort.
Technical
Staff Meeting
ICC-ES technical staff
and management hold training meetings, which include discussing ways to
improve the evaluation process. During the most recent meeting, earlier
this month, staff discussed specialization with the intent of streamlining
the internal review process. A senior staff engineer is assigned with
the authority to make decisions for specific subjects of evaluation. The
technical staff also reviewed proposed acceptance criteria that will be
on the agenda for the Evaluation Committee meeting to be held in June
in Los Angeles.
ICC-ES
Industry Activity
From California to Florida,
ICC-ES staff is always on-the-go. Here are events that ICC-ES staff attended,
or will attend:
February
2007
March
2007
April
2007
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ICC Evaluation
Service, Inc.
Ensuring that building products
meet code requirements.
ICC-ES eNews
April 2007
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New
ES Board, Committee Appointments
Stephen P. Regoli,
AIA, is Chairman of the ICC-ES
Board of Directors. C. Curtis Mann, P.E., C.B.O, was named Chairman/Moderator
of the ICC-ES Evaluation Committee. Lana Tolbert, Plans Examiner II, Building
Services Division, City of Lincoln, Nebraska, was appointed as a member
of the ICC-ES
Evaluation Committee.
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C. Curtis Mann,
P.E., C.B.O. |
Lana Tolbert |
Evaluation
Committee Highlights
The ICC-ES Evaluation
Committee met February 6–8 in Los Angeles to consider new proposed acceptance
criteria for alternate products and for products where additional clarification
is needed in the code; and for existing criteria that need to be revised
to reflect current code, updated standards or changes to products. Read
highlights of some of the actions taken by the Evaluation Committee.
Twenty-nine separate items were considered at the three-day meeting, with
21 being approved.
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Twenty-one
items were approved during the February Evaluation Committee meeting.
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Farvardin
Appointed to ANSI Committee
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Farvardin
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Si Farvardin, ICC-ES
Senior Evaluation Specialist, has been appointed to the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) Conformity
Assessment Policy Committee, which is responsible for development of
ANSI strategic directions and policies related to national, international
and regional conformity assessment, and ANSI accreditation programs for
certification bodies. As a full member, Farvardin will be filling the position
vacated by ICC Senior Advisor Dave Conover, whose membership expired December
2006. The first meeting of the new committee was held in March at the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission Headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. With
more than 23 years of experience, Farvardin holds building, mechanical,
electrical and plumbing certifications, and is a member of the American
Society of Civil Engineers.
ACI
Presentation Well-Received
Dr. Mahmut Ekenel,
ICC-ES Senior Evaluation Specialist, made a presentation to nearly 100
attendees at an American Concrete Institute (ACI) student chapter dinner
held at San Jose State University (SJSU).
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Ekenel, Thank you for your time in giving an outstanding presentation
to the ACI local chapter and the students at San Jose State
University.” —Dr. Akthem Al-Manaseer, Professor and Chair,
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The presentation, “California’s
Path to International Building Codes,” included an explanation of the International
Building Code and the International Residential Code, with Dr.
Ekenel covering the role of ICC-ES using case studies relative to alternative
building materials or methods. Many participated in the Q&A session following
the presentation.
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Dr.
Mahmut Ekenel (center), ICC-ES Senior Evaluation Specialist, receives
“Theory and Design of Structural Concrete” by author Dr. Akthem
Al-Manaseer (left) and Vice President Dean Browning (right), both
of the North California and West Nevada ACI Chapter. Dr. Ekenel
is a member of ACI 544 (Fiber Reinforced Concrete) and ACI 440 (Fiber
Reinforced Polymer in Reinforced Concrete Structures).
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AC322
Nearing Completion
ICC-ES technical staff
worked diligently with interested parties during the last two years to
develop acceptance criteria for pre-fabricated, cold-formed, steel lateral-force-resisting
vertical assemblies (AC322). Although two major issues still need to be
resolved, the criteria is nearing completion. The ICC-ES Evaluation Committee
held the criteria for further study at the last committee meeting in February
to provide ES staff time to work with interested parties to
resolve the remaining issues.
How
to Use the ICC-ES Mark
 Your
Evaluation Service Report has been published. Now you would like to include
the report number and ICC-ES mark in your marketing literature, but aren’t
sure about the guidelines?
We would like to remind you to please use the appropriate, permitted language
for your specific type of report. Additionally, helpful information regarding
product labeling may be found in the ID Section of your report and approval
letter.
Complete guidelines for New
Reports (Section 13.0).
Complete guidelines for Legacy
Reports (Section 15.0).
How
to Reach Us
If you have questions or comments about ICC-ES eNews, please contact
Melanie Edwards at 1-800-423-6587
ext. 5688.
General
questions about ICC-ES may also be directed to the Los Angeles Regional
Office, the Chicago Regional Office or the Birmingham Regional Office
at 1-800-423-6587. You can also reach us by e-mail.
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