Title:
Shaping the Industry through Outreach and Advocacy on the Local Level
Author(s):
David G. Tepke
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
44
Issue:
11
Appears on pages(s):
53-56
Keywords:
standard, repair, initiative, building
DOI:
10.14359/51737308
Date:
11/1/2022
Abstract:
The author shares his experience with advocacy for the incorporation of the ACI 562 Repair Code into local jurisdictional building codes. He provides several questions one might consider before joining an effort to advocate for local adoption of an industry standard or code as well as some thoughts on local involvement.
Related References:
1. ACI Committee 562, “Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures—Code and Commentary (ACI CODE-562-21),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2021, 88 pp.
2. Standard No. 4, “Standard Building Regulations for the Use of Reinforced Concrete,” National Association of Cement Users, Philadelphia, PA, 1910, 14 pp.
3. ACI Committee 318, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-19) and Commentary (ACI 318R-19),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2019, 623 pp.
4. “2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC),” first edition, International Code Council, Inc., Washington, DC, 2020, 331 pp.