Chair – Micah Chappell, MBA, CBO – City of Seattle, DCI

MISSION

To promote appropriate regulations for building and construction design practices, methodologies, and standards.

WORK PLAN

• Review and prepare recommended positions on ICC code development-related matters for the executive board
• Serve as technical resource for the executive board and WABO representative(s) assigned to deal with the ICC code development process (e.g. participants in the Northwest Chapters meetings and participants in the ICC Code Development Committee meetings)
• Serve as a technical resource for executive board and WABO representative(s) assigned to deal with the SBCC code development process (e.g. building officials SBCC members, building official SBCC TAG members, other official WABO representatives, et. al.)
• Review and prepare recommended positions on SBCC code development-related matter for the executive board

WHY YOU SHOULD VOLUNTEER WITH THIS COMMITTEE

The WABO Technical Code Development (TCD) Committee was formed to give WABO members and associate members an opportunity to contribute their knowledge and experience in the construction industry with the goal of improving technical codes on the State and National levels. WABO members who participate in this process are rewarded with a better understanding of how our codes are created and the intent behind the code requirements. “There is satisfaction in taking your ideas to improve the code from concept to print” states TCD Chairman Lee Kranz. TCD members also gain knowledge & perspective through collaboration with representatives from a broad spectrum of the construction profession. These include building and fire code officials, industry representatives, technical experts, legal counsel, architects, engineers, and code educators who participate in the code development process. Scholarship funds are also available for TCD members to cover most, if not all, of the cost to attend the ICC Hearings.

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