NADRA invites all those with interest in deck codes to share and contribute together with us and those we work with.
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For a building code to honestly and respectfully represent a civilization, the whole civilization should be invited to their creation. NADRA will be proudly supporting nine proposals that came together through the effort and contribution of many professionals and organizations from a variety of backgrounds, and are thus the kind of ideas that NADRA was proud to cosponsor. Professionals are now planning and strategizing their proponent and opponent testimonies for delivery at the Committee Action Hearing in Albuquerque the first week of May. So far the deck industry has been well represented by The North American Deck and Railing Association and our friends in the Deck Code Coalition. ICC Committee Action Hearings, Group B Codes – Albuquerque, 2019:ĭeep into the IRC Committee Action Hearings. NADRA recognizes this and has been dedicating an increasing amount of time and resources to better understanding and shaping the codes that we all must build … Continue reading May 8th, 2019 Notes from NADRA’s Code Committee Chair, Mark Guthrie: Building codes are always going to play a critical part in the safety, growth and public perception of our industry. Thousands of people are currently running a marathon toward the 2021 IRC, and though they are halfway through, there’s no telling who (or … Continue reading Such is the same with developing a new edition of the International Residential Code. July 3rd, 2019 By: Glenn Mathewson To finish a marathon, you’ve got to push through the last mile. NTA joins the International Code Council’s family of solutions. The acquisition will add laboratory and testing capabilities to the Code Council service offerings and will foster innovation by streamlining the time-to-market for product manufacturers Nappanee, IN – The International Code Council announced today that it has acquired NTA, a leading provider of testing services, product certification, inspection, engineering, off-site construction plan review, and code evaluation. It provides maximum spans of simple deck beams based on different loading, species, profiles, … Continue reading At this completion, one might be ready for a “rough … Continue readingĪugust 14th, 2019 By: Glenn Mathewson Proposal RB190 – Table R507.5 Through the efforts of and other organizations and professionals, the 2015 IRC revealed the first deck beam-sizing table (Table R507.5) to ever be included in a US model code. Thankfully, many builders and manufacturers heard … Continue readingĪugust 29th, 2019 By: Glenn Mathewson The latest 2018 edition of the International Residential Code provides a complete package of prescriptive structural design tables for decks… sort of… When we think of structural design, most people imagine the skeleton of ledgers, joists, beams, and posts. Uncomfortable as it was, I was asking for financial support to NADRA so that I could do this work. September 25th, 2019 By Glenn Mathewson Last year at the NADRA annual meeting, I asked the membership to step up and take the reigns of code development for their industry. This extra requirement is not without … Continue reading Consider the impact your feet place on treads as you come running down them. Stair treads must resist the same uniform load as decking, but with an added requirement to resist a 300 lb.
#Irc 311 update#
October 2019 Update By: Glenn Mathewson Some believe they should. This information is as fresh as it gets, because NADRA members … Continue reading By Glenn Mathewson, NADRA Technical Advisor …doesn’t stay in Vegas, at least not when it’s about deck code! Here’s a recap of what to expect in your 2021 International Residential Code from the ICC Public Comment Hearing that occurred in Las Vegas last week.