by PENNBOC Admin | May 9, 2023 | Industry News
The public commenting period for Pennsylvania’s adoption of the 2021 International Codes has been re-opened. Additional applications to serve on a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) are also being accepted. Comment submissions have...
by PENNBOC Admin | Apr 29, 2023 | Industry News
On April 28, 2023, PA State Senators Tartaglione, Robinson, and Kane announced that they will be introducing legislation to give the Accessibility Advisory Board (AAB) the authority to review and make recommendations for adoption of future accessibility codes. The...
by PENNBOC Admin | Mar 2, 2023 | Industry News
The process of reviewing the 2021 International Codes for adoption in the Commonwealth officially started on Saturday, November 12, 2022, with the opening of the public comment period on those sections of the code that are considered “modified sections” or...
by PENNBOC Admin | Feb 17, 2023 | Industry News
Communication from PA DCED: Please see the following link published on Feb 11, 2023, in the Pennsylvania Bulletin: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol53/53-6/181.html As published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, the...
by PENNBOC Admin | Nov 22, 2022 | Industry News
On November 3, 2022, PA Gov. Tom Wolf signed Act 123 of 2022 into law (formerly known as SB2079) amending Section 901 of the PA Construction Code Act (Act 45 of 1999). The PA Construction Code Act (PCCA) has been amended to allow the air conditioning, heating, and...
by PENNBOC Admin | Nov 8, 2022 | Industry News
Recently, an internal policy clarification at PA Department of Labor & Industry was released to the general building code community. The policy clarifies that “the Department expects building code officials to permit, inspect, and regulate as needed all...
