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In
this issue:
 Steps
taken to reduce backlog
New
Web site debuts
Welcome
new report holders
ICC-ES
earns ANSI accreditation
ICC-ES
adds technical staff
Evaluation
Committee meeting scheduled for Birmingham
Product
Listings and Evaluation Reports
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Why
should your company apply for an evaluation report?
Many code officials rely on evaluation reports from ICC-ES as one method
to establish that a building product or system meets code requirements.
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.
For more information or an evaluation report application packet, click
here.
ICC-ES
Acceptance Criteria
Generally, it is necessary to develop ICC-ES acceptance criteria for products
that are alternates to what is specified in the code and those that are
structural in nature and/or affect life-safety.
ICC-ES
Application Information and Rules of Procedure
Application materials for ICC-ES evaluation reports, fee schedules, Rules
of Procedure and more information can be found by clicking
here.
Laboratories/Inspection
Agencies
Under ICC-ES Rules of Procedure, it is generally true that test reports
in support of evaluation report applications must come from laboratories
accredited by the International Accreditation Service, Inc.® (IAS®),
or by another accreditation body that is a signatory to the Mutual Recognition
Arrangement (MRA) of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
(ILAC).
For more information, click
here.
ICC-ES
Evaluation Committee Meetings Schedule
Oct. 12-14, Birmingham, AL
Feb. 1-3, 2006, Los Angeles, CA
May 31-June 2, 2006, Chicago, IL
Oct. 4-6, 2006, Birmingham, AL
For more information, click
here.
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Ensuring that building products
meet code requirements.
ICC-ES eNews
September 2005
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Steps
taken to reduce backlog
ICC-ES management is well aware that delayed review of data can cause
consternation among report applicants. ICC-ES is therefore actively taking
steps to reduce its backlog, including hiring additional staff, lessening
the burden on the Evaluation Committee, and creating a working group of
technical staff to process reports with greater efficiency.
To read more, click
here.
New
Web site debuts
 ICC-ES
recently unveiled a new Web site featuring improved graphics and readability.
The Web site, located at www.icc-es.org,
provides code officials, contractors, architects, specifiers and other
building-industry professionals with free access to evaluation reports
that indicate the code compliance of specific building products.
Click
here for more information on the new Web site.
Welcome
new report holders
 A
number of companies have recently been issued new ICC-ES evaluation reports.
To view the list of new report holders, click
here. Each listing includes the report number and the name of the
product(s) recognized for code compliance.
A complete list of ICC-ES reports may be accessed by clicking
here.
ICC-ES
earns ANSI accreditation
The Accreditation Committee of the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) has approved accreditation of ICC-ES.
ANSI went through a 16-month assessment process before making its final
decision to accredit ICC-ES. During that process, an ANSI assessment team
visited all three ICC-ES offices to review records, interview staff and
determine compliance of ICC-ES with all ANSI requirements. ANSI follow-up
assessments will occur annually.
Click
here to read more.
ICC-ES
adds technical staff
To better serve report
applicants and report users, ICC-ES has recently added three members to
its technical staff and expects to add two more staff members in the near
future.
To read more about about the new additions to the ICC-ES team, click
here.
Evaluation
Committee meeting scheduled for Birmingham
 The
next meeting of the ICC-ES Evaluation Committee will be held Oct. 12-14
in Birmingham, Alabama. The meeting should be a very busy one, as approximately
30 items are on the agenda for committee consideration.
The full agenda for the October meeting can be found on the ICC-ES
Web site by clicking on "Committee
Meetings.”
Product
Listings and Evaluation Reports
 A
number of recent inquiries from users of evaluation reports have prompted
the need for an explanation of the differences between listings and evaluation
reports. Each serves a distinct purpose and they complement one another.
Neither should be considered a product approval.
Only code officials have the authority to approve the use of a product
in their jurisdictions; listings and evaluation reports are tools that
code officials can use in making their decisions.
Click
here for more details.
How
to reach us
If you have questions or comments about ICC-ES eNews, please call our
Los Angeles Business/Regional Office at (562) 699-0543. General questions
about ICC-ES may also be directed to the Los Angeles office, the Chicago
Regional Office at (708) 799-2305, or the Birmingham Regional Office at
(205) 599-9850. You can also reach us by e-mail at es@icc-es.org.
ICC-ES is one of three subsidiary organizations of the International Code
Council® (ICC®). For more information on ICC, call 1-888-ICC-SAFE
(422-7233) or go to www.iccsafe.org.
For more information on the International Accreditation Service (IAS),
call 1-866-427-4422 or go to www.iasonline.org.
For more information on the International Code Council Foundation (ICCF),
call (513) 574-0957 or go to www.icc-foundation.org.
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