Finger Lakes Building Officials, Inc.

An Affiliated Member of the New York State Building Officials Conference

2008 List of New York State CEO's - The 2008 list of New York State Certified Code Enforcement Officials is now available. The list contains the names of individuals who have successfully fulfilled the training requirements for Code Enforcement Officials for the calendar year 2007:

View at the Department of State Codes Division web site

54-G money - Prior to 1992, a surcharge was collected on all fire insurance policies to reimburse local governments for code enforcement expenses. The justification for this surcharge was based upon the principal that proper code enforcement directly impacts life safety and property loss. In 1992, these funds were diverted to the General Fund and state assistance under this program for local code enforcement activities ceased. Below is a link to letters advocating support for the bill to re-establish funding for code enforcement. Please take the time to download and fill out the following letters and send them to your respective Senators and Assembly-members.
- A.10840 Support Letter
- S.3019A Support Letter

Important installation alert for Building Officials regarding 45-degree elbows used in factory built chimneys Download the PDF file. Submitted by Jim Bailey

ICC Deck Design Manual - Prescriptive Residential Deck Construction Guide based on the 2006 International Residential Code from the American Forest & Paper Association website. Download the manual ... Submitted by Bob Prince

The 2007 New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Codes have been shipped and will be effective January 1, 2008. The State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council Technical Subcommittees have been established and are currently reviewing the 2006 International Codes which should result in the 2009 codes. The technical subcommittees provide technical support to the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council, and assist the Code Council in reviewing the International Codes on a three year cycle. The Deadline for accepting Public proposals submitted to the Code Council Technical Subcommittees is October 15, 2007... Visit the the Department of State website Submitted by Jim Bailey

Congratulations to the following FLBOA members - Jim Bailey has been appointed to the technical sub-committee for the NYS Property Maintenance Code. Scott Copp has been appointed to the technical sub-committee for the NYS Energy Conservation Construction Code. Debbie Babbitt has accepted a position with the DOS as a Code Enforcement Official as of August 20, 2007.

Through-Penetration - Firestopping by the Numbers
Choosing the right firestop system to achieve code compliance
Download the PDF file from Underwriters Laboratories.
Submitted by Scott Zarnstorff

Outdoor Water Boilers News - For those of you in the process of passing town or village resolutions regarding the installation of outdoor wood boilers, there are newer units being sold and developed to try and address the smoke and health issues. I am not certain if these units are listed or tested, but you may want to take a look at these hydronic heaters. - Bob Prince, Town of Parma

Owens Corning has issued a technical bulletin on continuous insulation related to the requirements by ASHRAE 90.1-2004 - View the tech bulletin

FLBOA is now taking applications for two Scholarship funds. One is the James R. Sebaste Scholarship and the other is the G. James Schrader Scholarship. Download the PDF file to read the qualifications and requirements for each scholarship.

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