The Codes Committee considers items of interest to code issues, and interacts with various local and state jurisdictions to develop and advocate for changes to codes and their application. From time to time, the Committee helps generate educational programs for design professionals and codes officials.
Committee Chair/CoChair(s):
Judy Tucker AIA
(206) 372-9796
AIA Seattle staff contact:
Lisa Duncan
(206) 448-4938 X106
Next Meeting Date:
This committee meets on the last Tuesday of each month at Noon
If you would like to attend, please email a committee chair as reservations are required at the venue.
Location:
Athenian Inn at (Pike Place Market
Current Topic(s) and Activity:
Recent Discussion/Action Notes:
Links of Interest:
* AIA national Building Performance & Regulation Knowledge Community
References:
* Accessibility: The IBC contains direction about the scope of accessibility requirements. ANSI A117.1 contains the technical information. (Yes, you need a copy!) So, IBC will tell you how many accessible lavatories you need, and then ANSI will tell you exactly what an accessible lavatory is. Note that Washington State has some amendments to the code.
* Washington State currently uses the 1998 ANSI, but will switch to the 2003 ANSI on July 1st, 2005. You can buy commentaries from ICC.
In addition, a book by Francis Ching & Steven Winkel, Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the International Building Code which is highly recommended but please note this is based on the 2000 IBC not the current 2003 version.
