During its meeting on December 15, 2017, the Board of Building Standards adopted amendments to the Residential Code of Ohio, Elevator rules and Certification rules effective January 1, 2018. The Board initiated the rule change...
Read MoreBoard of Building Appeals: Neil J. Giering of Garfield Hts. (Cuyahoga Co.) was reappointed for a term beginning Oct. 13 and ending Oct. 13, 2021. Board of Building Standards: Donald B. Leach, Jr. of Columbus (Franklin Co.),...
Read MoreAt its May 26, 2017 public meeting, the Ohio Board of Building Standards (BBS) adopted of what will be the next edition of the Ohio Building Code (OBC) (hereafter referred to as the 2017 OBC). The 2017 edition of the OBC will...
Read MoreAt its meeting on May 26, 2017, the Board of Building Standards adopted updates to the Ohio Building, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes based on 2015 I-Codes effective November 1, 2017. The Board initiated the rule change process in...
Read MoreOhio’s Board of Building Standards has adopted the 2017 OBC with an effective date of November 1. A combined update of the 2012 and 2015 editions of the IBC, along with Ohio amendments, the new code includes significant...
Read MoreOver a dozen opponents – mostly members of local building departments and fire safety organizations – expressed their opposition to HB 128 which would permit a general contractor or owner of specified buildings to...
Read MoreThe bill that would authorize third party building inspections, HB 128 received a sponsor’s hearing April 25 in the House Economic Development, Commerce and Labor Committee. Rep. Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) gave sponsor...
Read MoreThe Ohio Board of Building Standards will convene for a public hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, at 10:00 A.M., Friday, April 14, 2017 in Hearing Room #1, at 6606 Tussing Road, Reynoldsburg, Ohio,...
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