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Latest News and Events
Announcements from various state sources including rule proposals and notices of adoption that may be of interest to the industrialized buildings industry. Some may contain preliminary information such as possible amendments or anticipated effective dates. Always check with the issuing state regarding their current status.
RI Code Proposals/Adoptions
RI Building Code Commission is proposing to adopt 2018 editions of IBC, IRC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC and 2020 edition of NEC.
Anticipated effective date of new Minnesota plumbing code is late 2021 The Minnesota Plumbing Board anticipates publishing the Notice of Adoption for the amendments to the Plumbing Code, which incorporates by reference the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code, in March 2021. Minnesota statutes require a 270-day delay between publication of the rule’s Notice of Adoption in […]
ND State Electrical Board administrative rules were approved on September 15th and went into effect October 1st. The effective date of 2020 NEC and the ND Wiring Standards will be January 1, 2021. The standards are available at NDSEB.com under “Laws & Rules”. ND State Plumbing Board adopted the 2018 edition of the IAPMO Uniform […]
MN Code adoptions On Tuesday March 31, 2020, six new Minnesota construction codes are scheduled to take effect. Although this adoption is occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction industry has been fully engaged in the process of developing changes to the new codes over the past two years and are anticipating their implementation. The department’s […]
About us
The Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings was created to promote uniformity and encourage coordination in state industrialized buildings programs in a manner to assure interstate reciprocity.
An agency of the member states, the Interstate Industrialized Buildings Commission (IIBC) was established in 1992 and is responsible for carrying out the activities of the compact.
Between 2008 and 2017, registered manufacturers in 44 states and five provinces manufactured 58,644 certified modules.
Number of modules manufactured (2008-2017)
Recent Articles
Where are smoke alarms required to be installed? Section R314.1, General, of the International Residential Code/2015 (IRC/2015) [NJ Edition] and Section 907.2.11, Single- and Multiple-Station Smoke Alarms, of the International Building Code/2015 (IBC) [NJ Edition], along with the specific smoke alarm location regulations seem to be causing some confusion among officials. Because the New Jersey […]
Section 1030.1, the “General” section for the emergency escape and rescue openings (EERO) requirements of the International Building Code/2015, has created some confusion. Here it states, “In addition to the means of egress required by this chapter, provisions shall be made for emergency escape and rescue openings in Group R-2 occupancies in accordance with Tables […]
Since the Code Assistance Unit receives many questions regarding the four (4) general glazing in windows criteria listed in Section 2406.4.3 of the International Building Code/2015 (and the identical code requirements at Section R308.4.3 of the International Residential Code/2015); this article provides the simple answer. The “Glazing in Windows” section states: Glazing in an individual […]
