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Week of March 10, 2003

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President's Message

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Housing Forum

* Tell Builders Where the Owls Are

Regulation

* INS Withdraws Rule That Would Have Clouded Foreigners' U.S. Vacation Plans
* California Lawmaker Tackles Regulatory Barriers to Housing

Housing Politics

* Economy Needs Boost From Bush Tax Plan, Builders Say
* Lumber Talks Hit a Bump in the Road
* Bankruptcy Reform Housing Provisions Supported
* Congress Approves Housing Spending Measures
* Government Procurement an Opportunity for Home Builders

Smart Growth

* Federal Involvement in Land Use Decisions Blasted
* Builder Appointed to Land Use Council

Housing and Economics

* Spotlight on: Columbia, SC

Sales & Marketing

* Manufacturers Can Be Rewarding Partners
* Winners of The Nationals Represent New Marketing Trends

Codes and Standards

* Building Codes Merger a Big Plus for Builders
* Action Kit Helps Fight Floodplain Regulation Changes

Construction Safety

* Toolbox Talk: If Your Home Owner Needs Railings, So Do You

Environment

* Clean Water Bill Fails to Address Wetlands Concerns

Labor

* Female U.S. Veterans Pursue Careers in Housing
* HBI a One-Stop Resource for Work Force Needs

Multifamily

* Effort Seeks Increase of Affordable Rental Housing Supply

For Consumers

* High Ceilings Increasingly Popular

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* More ‘Building Homes of Our Own’ CD-ROMs on the Way
* Calendar of Events
* 2003 NAHB Leadership

NBN Back Issues

 

Building Codes Merger a Big Plus for Builders

With the historic merger of the country’s top three building code organizations into the single International Code Council (ICC), NAHB has moved a decisive step closer to achieving a building code system that is more beneficial to home builders and their customers.

The merger was announced on Jan. 21 at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.

“This newly united organization will be stronger, more streamlined and better equipped to deliver services to the building industry,” said 2002 NAHB President Gary Garczynski. “It will also be better able to combat challenges to adoption of the International Residential Code — the first national residential building code developed with significant input from builders and with a focus on housing affordability.”


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“Long ago, NAHB recognized the need for a simple, user-friendly, stand-alone code that included a major emphasis on housing affordability,” said NAHB President Kent Conine. “We are now one step closer to achieving that goal.”

The ICC’s founding organizations — BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI — were once competing entities. In 1994, however, they decided to develop a single coordinated set of national building codes that would eliminate the challenges and costs of complying with different rules for each region of the country.

Now a single body, the ICC will continue to be dedicated to public safety and to supporting “the quiet heroes who ensure that the buildings in which our loved ones live and work are built safely,” said Bob Heinrich, the organization’s CEO.

For more information, contact Ed Sutton at NAHB via e-mail or at 800-368-5242 x8564; or Steve Daggers at the ICC at 800-214-4321 x212.
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