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After architectural trades, the mechanical technologies occupy the largest part of building construction:
Our examination of the movement in best practice in the mechanical disciplines usually requires an understanding of first principles that appear in the International Building Code
2024 International Mechanical Code
Current Code Development Cycles (2024-2026)
2024/2025/2026 Code Development Schedule
“On the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat” | 1850 James Prescott Joule | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London |
Representative Design Guidelines:
US Department of Energy: Sandia National Laboratories
Related:
ICC Releases 2024 International Codes
We are waiting for the link to the Complete Monograph for the Group A cycle in which one of our proposals (Chapter 27 Electrical) will be heard at the April 2023 Committee Action Hearings in Orlando.
Superceded:
Because of the larger, disruptive concepts usually require more than one revision cycle — i.e. 3 to 9 years — it is wise to track those ideas in the transcripts of public hearings on the revisions. For example, the ICC Group A Committee Action Hearings were completed (virtually) in May 2021. The complete monograph of proposals is linked below:
2021 Group A Complete Proposed Changes
Transcript of committee response is linked below:
2021 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ACTION HEARINGS ON THE 2021 EDITIONS OF THE GROUP A INTERNATIONAL CODES
A sample of the topics that need attention that involve the mechanical disciplines (e.g. energy, environmental air, water) :
There are others ideas that can be tracked in the most recent Group B Hearings included April 6th:
Proposals for the 2024 IMC revision will be accepted until January 7, 2024. We maintain this title among our core titles during our periodic Mechanical teleconferences. See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting; open to everyone.
2024/2025/2026 ICC CODE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
Issue: [Various]
Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Richard Robben, Larry Spielvogel
Group A includes the following codes:
ICC Code Development Process: Important Links
ASME Proposals Available For Public Review
April 2023 Proposed Revisions for SME A13.1 – Scheme for the Identification of Piping Systems | Comment period End Date 20 June 2023
National Electrical Code: Article 110 Part V, Tunnel Installations over 1000 V, Nominal
NFPA 350: Guide for Safe Confined Space Entry and Work (Public input close date: January 7, 2025)
More
University of Michigan Steam Tunnel Design Guidelines
University of California Riverside Utility Tunnel Safety Program
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