Chart #1 Tracking Chart with TAC Action:  Accommodate Florida Specific Need

2018 International Building Code (IBC – General) – Electrical – Electrical TAC	
	
Mods requested to be pulled from consent agenda

Joe Belcher - FHBA (# of mods 4)

G117-15
G192-15 Part I
G36-16
G37-16

Total # of mods in chart = 5
Total # of un-pulled mods = 1

	

	

2018 International Building Code (IBC – General) – Electrical – Accommodate Florida Specific Need

Electrical TAC

IBC-Electrical  Code Change No	IBC-Electrical Section	Change Summary b/t 2015 IBC and 2018 IBC	Change Summary b/t 2017 FBC and 2018 IBC	Staff comments	
G117-15
▀ ▀ ▀	412.3.7, 909.20.6.1, [F] 913.2.2, (IFC 913.2.2), [F] 2702.3, 3007.8.1, 3008.8.1, Chapter 35	Revises section 412.3.7 “Elevator protection,” section 909.20.6.1 [F] “Ventilation  systems,” revises section 2702.3 [F] “Critical circuits,” revises section 3007.8.1 “Protection of wiring cables,” revises section 3008.8.1 “Protection of wiring cables” to provide consistency for the protection of cables and electrical circuits. The code change was further modified by public comment to address the addition of ASTM E 1725.

Cost Impact: Will not increase the cost of construction. This code change will not increase the cost of construction since the intent of the code is not changed by this proposal.	Same as change between 2015 IBC and 2018 IBC		
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G192-15 Part I
▀ ▀ ▀	2701.1	Revises section 2701.1 “Scope” to provide consistency in the scoping for the Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical chapters.

Cost Impact: Will not increase the cost of construction. This proposal will not increase the cost of construction. This proposal may decrease the cost of construction, by providing clarity to the scoping of these chapters.	Same as change between 2015 IBC and 2018 IBC		
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G35-16	[F] 2702.1.7; IFC: 604.1.7	Revises section [F] 2702.1.7 “Group I-2 occupancies,” and revises section 604.1.7 “Group I-2 occupancies” to clarify the intent of the code.  The code change was further modified by public comment.  This comment modification removes replacement, thus the requirements would apply only to new installations

Cost Impact: Will not increase the cost of construction. The intent is to make the sections consistent.	Same as change between 2015 IBC and 2018 IBC		
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G36-16
▀ ▀ ▀	[F] 2702.2.5 (New); IFGC: [M] 614.10; IMC: 504.10, 505.3	Adds new section [F] 2702.2.5 “Exhaust systems,” revises section 504.10 “Common exhaust systems for clothes dryers located in multistory structures,” revises section 505.3 “Common exhaust systems for domestic kitchens located in multistory structures,” revises section [M] 614.10 “Common exhaust systems for clothes dryers located in multistory structures” to provide the necessary link in Chapter 27 of the IBC and Section 604 of the IFC for standby power for multistory common exhaust systems as required by the IMC and IFGC.

Cost Impact: Will not increase the cost of construction. This proposal does not add any new requirements. It merely provides correlation with other requirements currently in the I Codes.	Same as change between 2015 IBC and 2018 IBC		
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     Others (Explain):	Commission Action

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G37-16
▀ ▀ ▀	[F] 2702.2.10; 	Revises section [F] 2702.2.10 “Horizontal Special purpose horizontal sliding, accordion, or folding doors,” This proposal updates references to IBC 1010.1.4.3. Special purpose horizontal sliding, accordion or folding doors as the name of this section and related text were revised for the 2015 IBC

Cost Impact: Will not increase the cost of construction. No technical changes.	Same as change between 2015 IBC and 2018 IBC		
     TAC Action

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     Accommodate Florida Specific Need:
     YES (Select Criteria)                                                     NO: 

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     a.  b.  c.      d.  e.  f. 

Vote – 10 y – 0 n

     Others (Explain):	Commission Action

Accommodate Florida Specific Need:

YES (Select Criteria)                                                               NO: 

 

a.  b.  c.      d.  e.  f. 
Others (Explain):	
    	
TAC	
Cmsn.	

       No Action Needed 	

	

	

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