Issue No. 11

Code Coordinating Council set to Meet:

Formed based on the recommendation of a Task Force set up by Governor Celucci, and mandated in an Executive Order issued by Acting Governor Swift, a “Code Coordinating Council” will meet for the first time on November 13th to begin the process of preparing recommendations that will eventually be forwarded to Governor-elect Mitt Romney in 2003. The new committee is charged with reviewing existing construction codes and making recommendations to “eliminate redundancy, minimize inconsistencies and conflicts and maximize the efficiency of the code promulgation process”. This task comes at a critical point as the State Fire Prevention Board is preparing to adopt a new code based on NFPA and the State Building Code Board is preparing to adopt a new code based on the IBC. The BSA is spearheading an industry-wide effort to promote the goals of the Code Coordinating Council and insure that its efforts are meaningful. Watch for future updates here and in the BSA Chapterletter.

Sullivan Code Group at BuildBoston 2002:

Be sure to stop by the Robert W. Sullivan booth at BuildBoston. We are just down the aisle from the BSA exhibit area. We can tell you about our new “office-wide open code accounts” and introduce you to representatives of our engineering groups. We are also presenting four code seminars:

“The existing buildings code in Massachusetts: understanding Chapter 34” (A 35 Tues 1-2:30)
“Renovations and additions to existing schools: designing with the code” (A59 Tues 3:30-5)
“Applying for code variances in Massachusetts” (A83 Tues 6-7:30)
“Zoning: negotiating zoning approvals in Boston” (B36 Wed 1-2:30)