Overview

Announcement:

The State Building Inspector, State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee announce intent to adopt the 2020 State Building and Fire Safety Codes based on the 2018 editions of the International Code Council (ICC) documents.  Technical review of these codes will be conducted by the Committee’s Codes Amendment Subcommittee (CAS) along with DAS staff.  This review will begin April 2019 and is planned to be completed August 2019.  Full details are available on the Code Adoption web page.

The public is encouraged to propose changes to the model code language.  Proposals will be accepted from February 1, 2019 through April 30, 2019.  Proposals must be submitted on the Code Change Proposal form and must be accompanied by sufficient supporting material to allow the committee to properly consider the merits of the proposal.  Proposers may request to make a presentation to the committee. 

Proposals should be submitted (email preferred) to:

Department of Administrative Services
State Codes & Standards Committee
Office of the State Building Inspector
450 Columbus Boulevard Suite 1303
Hartford, CT 06103

Fax: 860-713-7410
Email: DAS.CodesStandards@ct.gov

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