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The public commenting period for Pennsylvania's adoption of the 2021 International Codes will be closing on August 30, 2023. Comment submissions are currently open for any section of the 2021 code. Your submission requires the following information: The...

In McLogie Properties v. Kidder Twp ZHB (Carbon County) ___ A.3d ____, 2023 WL 4276962 (Pa.Cmwlth. June 30, 2023), the Pa. Commonwealth Court ruled that the property owner was entitled to a variance by estoppel to leave a house as constructed, even though it violated...

On June 20, 2023, the Pennsylvania State Senate Labor and Industry Committee met to consider the nomination of Nancy Walker as Secretary of the Department of Labor and Industry.  The Committee voted to report the nomination with a favorable recommendation. ...

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 reopened for...

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...

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 "additional...

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...

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...

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 aspects of...

On October 26, 2022, the PA Commonwealth Court granted an application from the Pennsylvania Builders Association for a declaratory judgement permanently enjoining the enforcement of the 2021 Accessibility provisions.  Specifically, the “…Court declares Section...

Gain full access to the 2022 updates to the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC) and key insights into the implications of these changes. This full-color publication compiles all 2022 UCC changes to the base International Codes and presents them in an...

On July 11, 2022, Governor Wolf signed HB 2157, which then became Act 74 of 2022.  It amends the regulations that allowed widespread use of consumer fireworks in PA and was intended to reduce noise nuisances and fire hazards.  Notable provisions include: Section...

From the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (full recall announcement). Name of Product: Square™ D QO™ Plug-on-Neutral Load Centers, also known as, Load Centers, Breaker Boxes, Electrical Panels Hazard: The load center can overheat, posing thermal burn and fire...

On Jan 26, 2022, Pennsylvania's Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRR) officially approved as final updates to the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) by adopting nearly all provisions of the 2018 International Code Council's model codes, as...