State Building Code 2007-08-24

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The State Building Codeand Design Standards

Briefing

Presented by Gary Chock, S.E.

August 24 2007

SEAOH Convention Technical Session


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Building Code StatusThe last time the four counties were in sync was in 1996, when they were atUBC 1991. Before that, the last time they were in sync was 1972-1974, when

they were at UBC 1970

HONOLULU CITY & COUNTY MAUI KAUAI HAWAII

UBC 1997 with

Amendments

UBC 1997 with

Amendments

UBC 1991 with

Amendments

1986 Housing Code

ELECTRIC NEC 2002 NEC 1999 with

Amendments

NEC 1999 NEC 1993

PLUMBING UPC 1997 with

Amendments

UPC 1991 with

Amendments

UPC 1997 UPC 1991

MECHANICAL No Code No Code No Code No Code

Chapter 16.04 Fire

Code (UFC 1988 with

Amendments

UFC 1997 with

Amendments

UFC 1988

Chapter 132 HRS

IBC 2003 with

Amendments

(effective 9-18-07)

BUILDING

UFC 1997 with

Amendments

FIRE


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Effective Building Codes By Year

1952

1961

1970

1979

1988

1997

2006

1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009

Calender Year

Building

Code

Edition

Ye

ar

HONOLULU CITY & COUNTY MAUI KAUAI HAWAII


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Examples of County Provisions affecting building

design and construction that presently differ Edition of the basic model building codes

Administration, Fees, and Enforcement

Construction Inspections

Energy Code (sometimes not adopted)

ADA (sometimes not included)

Manufactured Homes

Greenhouses Indigenous Architecture

Renovations and Code Compliance

Self Certification / Review Waiver

Roofing Termites and Wood Treatments

High-Rise

Setbacks

Fire Code Flood Regulations


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Requirements and Standards authored or administered by Counties

NFPA 70 National Electrical

Code

Electrical

No HRS or HARASCE 24 or FEMA

minimum

Flood and Tsunami Inundation requirementsvary widely by county

No mechanical code

County Energy Efficiency Requirements

Plumbing Code

Fire Code of the County (need not comply

with the State Fire Code)

Building

Code / Standard

Loosely based on DBEDT

Model Energy Code

Guidelines; no HAR

Uniform Plumbing Code by

IAPMO

HRS 132-3,9,16

HAR 12-44, 12-45 State Fire

Council creates a model code

HRS 46-1.5 (13)

Rules or Basis


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Governing Authorities There is a wide diversity of state agencies with specialized

authorities to establish building regulations and enforce

them

The state agencies generally are not mandated to keepstandards up-to-date, except when indicated by federal

regulations


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Requirements and Standards authored or administered by others

HAR 12-8Window Washing Equipment

Suppports

DLIR HIOSH

HAR 11-41, 11-501Asbestos and Lead Paint

Abatement

DOH

HAR 12-8-10,

Chapters 220-225

Boilers and Pressure VesselsDLIR HIOSH

HRS 196-ALEEDAdministation Directive for

State Buildings

Public Hurricane

Shelter Criteria (Act 5,2005) and Act 82

(2007)

Hurricane Resistive Standards for

Shelters and Essential Facilities

DAGS / DCCA Insurance

Commissioner

Toilets, Showers, Lavatories, Food

Establishment Sanitation

Private Sewage Disposal

Outside Fresh Air requirements

Elevator and Escalators,Dumbwaiters, Rides, and Trains

Code / Standard

HAR 11-11, 11-12DOH

HAR 11-62

Wastewater Systems

EPA / DOH

HAR 11-48 VentilationDOH

HAR 12-229 (2000)DLIR

RulesState / Federal Agency


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State Building Code History

Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 17 of 2005

legislature requested taskforce convened and administered

within DAGS Taskforce comprised of engineers, architects, contractors,

insurance agents, realtors, representative for the fire chief,

and all four county building officials Submitted a unanimous report endorsing a statewide

building code

Provided detailed implementation recommendations to2006 legislature

A state building code bill is killed in conference due to a

political struggle between the House and Senate


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State Building Code History

At least two versions of bills introduced in house and

senate during the 2007 legislature

Senate Bill 795 SD 2 HD1 CD1, principally authored bySenator L. Inouye and Representative B. Herkes, most

closely following the original recommendations of the

SCR 17 Taskforce, was passed and enrolled to governor Act 82 SLH 2007 signed 5/21/07 into law by the governor

The law is HRS Chapter 107, Part II, State Building Code

and Design Standards


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DAGS State Building Code

Committee 12/2006-5/2007 DAGS established a committee tasked to investigate and provide a starting

point for the SBCC with a matrix of current codes used and their lastrevision, the agency responsible, and the version of codes that arerecommended to be adopted into a state building code

Identified the charging source of the authority: sections of the HawaiiRevised Statues or Hawaii Administrative Rules

Comprised of Comptroller

SEAOH

AIA

State Fire Council Department of Defense

Department of Health

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

DAGS Public Works Division

Department of Business and Economic Development


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DAGS State Building Code

Committee 12/2006-5/2007 The committee also obtained supplemental background

information on

Scope

Model code or standard on which a state or county code wasbased

Steps needed to bring a code into compliance with its

modern basis standard

Coordination and modernization needs


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Act 82 Features The purpose of the act is to require the department of

accounting and general services to establish and implement a

state building code

Creates a state building code council with decision making

authority

Funds executive director and assistant

Preserves responsibilities for administration, permitting,

enforcement and inspection as presently held by each county Prohibits conflict with chapter 464, HRS, Professional

Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects

Permits county amendments without state building codecouncil approval


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Codes Specified By Act 82 State Fire Code

Uniform Plumbing Code

International Building Code

Hurricane resistant design standards applicable toemergency shelters and essential government facilities


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Additional Codes To Be AdoptedAct 82 stipulated that the state building code shall include

but does not limit codes to:

Residential and hurricane resistive standards for residential

construction

Elevator Electrical

Mechanical

Flood and tsunami

Existing buildings

Energy conservation for buildings Onsite sewage disposal


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Additional Codes That May Be

AdoptedOther codes that are currently used or needed by new laws

affecting buildings that could be considered for formal

update and adoption by the SBCC:

Boiler and pressure vessels

Toilet, food establishment, sanitation

Residential safe room design standards for hurricane

protection LEED/green building standards


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State Building Code Council Attached to DAGS

Nine voting members, one non-voting member

Chairman and Vice Chairman elected annually by members Appoints executive director and executive assistant

Forms technical committees

Consults with general building contractor associations, andbuilding trade associations

Adopts state model building codes

May adopt state code amendments if there is a unanimousconsensus of the four county building officials

Shall provide education and technical training in the state

building code Files an annual report to the state legislature


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Kauai County Building Official Douglas Haigh

City & County of Honolulu Building Official Tim Hiu (Chair)

Maui County Building Official Ralph Nagamine

Hawaii County Building Official Brian Kajikawa

State Fire Council Member Lloyd RogersDepartment of Health Harold Yee

Department of Labor & Industrial Relations Keith Rudolph

Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii Gary Chock (Vice Chair)

AIA Hawaii Chapter Bill Brizee

State Comptroller (Non-Voting) Russ Saito


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SBCC Code ImplementationNew state building code to be adopted within 18 months

of new national/international model building code

The state building code may include state amendments

State building design to be in compliance with state

building code within one year

State building design is allowed to be exempt from

County codes that have not adopted the state building code

County amendments that are inconsistent with the minimumperformance objectives of the state building code

County amendments that are contrary to amendments

adopted by another county


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SBCC Code Implementation Counties may amend/adopt within two years without

seeking approval of the state

If they do not, the state building code shall become

applicable to county as an interim building code until the

county amends/adopts state model building code

Counties can create exemptions allowing the exercise of

indigenous Hawaiian architecture


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Questions?

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Documents

State Building Code 2007-08-24