Building Codes Assistance Project

At its September 15, 2008 conference call meeting, the Florida Building Commission decided to postpone the effective date of the 2007 Florida Building Code from December 31, 2008 to March 1, 2009.

The purpose of the delay was to provide additional time [due to cancellation of the August 2008 meetings] necessary to review and take action on the proposed glitch code changes and to allow both the glitch code change supplement including the 15% increase in energy efficiency of buildings and the first edition of the 2007 Florida Building Code to go into effect at the same time as planned.

Florida has earned federal grant money to advance its commercial and residential energy code to a level at least 30 percent better than current standards. The award of $495,708 will support a combination of administrative, legislative, compliance tool development, and training tasks.

The Florida Building Commission announced a series of conference calls regarding the development of the 2007 Florida Building Code. These are public meetings to which all persons are invited. For more details on each meeting, please consult the following links:

Education POC, September 15, 2008 at 8:30 am

A rule hearing will be held on Rule 9B-13 Florida Energy Code, during Florida Building Commission meeting, August 20, 2008, at the Naples Grand Resort and Club Hotel on 475 Seagate Drive in Naples, Florida.

The Florida Building Commission has updated the tracking charts for the proposed glitch modifications which were considered at the June 2008 Commission meeting by the Technical Advisory Committees [TAC]. The updated tracking charts now include the TAC action of June 2008 and are available online:

For Florida code status information, please consult the BCAP Florida Code Status page.

On June 17, 2008, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed HB 697, which outlines the state legislature's mandates to improve the energy performance of Florida's infrastructure. To meet the state's ambitious energy efficiency goals, the Florida Building Commission shall select the most current version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as a foundation code; however, the IECC shall be modified by the commission to maintain the efficiencies of the Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction adopted and amended pursuant to s. 553.901.

The final draft of the 2007 Florida Building Code is available on the web site at the following link for copying and pasting portions of the code.

For more information, consult the Florida Building Codes 2007 Final Draft Website.

For Florida code status information, please consult the BCAP Florida Code Status Page.

The Florida Building Commission has initiated efforts to revise the building code to increase efficiency by 15% over present code. Recommendations for necessary statutory revisions should be submitted to the Legislature by March 1, 2008. The target date for revising the energy code is Jun 1, 2008.

For more information, consult the Forida Energy Commission Recommendations (PDF).