REQUEST FOR CODE REVISION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE PARTICIPANTS
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The Department of Buildings is requesting applications from members of the construction, real estate, labor, architectural, and engineering community, and other interested stakeholders, to serve on technical committees that will help develop and review amendments to the New York City Construction Codes as part of the mandated three year code revision cycle. Applications will be accepted through February 4, 2011.
Background
The New York City Construction Codes consist of four technical volumes - the New York City Building Code (BC), Plumbing Code (PC), Mechanical Code (MC), and the Fuel Gas Code (FGC) - and one administrative volume - the Administrative Code (Title 28), which contains permitting, licensing, fees, and other provisions that apply universally to the four technical volumes.
Every three years, the New York City Construction Codes must be updated based upon the latest version of the International Code Council Codes (I-Codes). To this end, the Department is organizing a series of technical committees to review changes made in the 2009 I-Codes and determine how and if these changes should be incorporated into the New York City Construction Codes.
Time Commitment
Technical committees meet on a regular basis. Committee members are expected to be available to attend all meetings of their committee. All committee work is on a volunteer basis. The Department cannot provide any compensation for work or travel.
Committee Membership
Committee participants should be "experts" in the subject matter of their respective committee. Members may represent either a specific organization, or be appointed to act on their own behalf due to their personal expertise in the subject matter.
Organizations whose interest is primarily in the areas of real estate, labor, policy, or economics, and who wish to have representation on a technical committee, must provide a technical expert to represent their organization. The Department will not consider applications for individuals who do not possess technical proficiency.