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Building Code Council declines to advance petition on modular components after debates over inspections and standards
Summary
The Building Code Council debated a petition to add an IRC section for modular components and to reference ICC manufacturing standards. After extended discussion about special inspections, transportation provisions and overlap with Washington's L&I program, the council voted to deny the petition for the current code cycle.
The Building Code Council voted on voice to deny a petition that would have added a new section to chapter 301 of the International Residential Code to govern modular components and to reference ICC manufacturing standards for off-site fabrication.
The petition, introduced by proponent Todd Batherthor, sought to add definitions and a compliance pathway allowing jurisdictions to accept third-party code reports and certifying-agency documentation for modular assemblies. Batherthor said the change was intended to create "a compliance pathway" so manufacturers and jurisdictions would have more certainty when approving off-site-built wall and floor assemblies. "Modular does not mean always volumetric," he said, arguing the proposal was meant to address assemblies that fall outside volumetric or manufactured-home programs.
Members raised a series of technical and jurisdictional concerns during the discussion. Micah…
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