Building Codes Assistance Project

After a review of the 2006 IECC by a specially appointed Ad-Hoc committee consisting of several home builders, staff from the Ohio Energy Office, an energy rater, and staff from the Board of Building Standards (BBS), the committee made a recommendation to propose re-adoption of the 2006 IECC with the addition of a unique Ohio prescriptive path that offers another method of compliance for one-, two-, and three-family dwellings.

On March 28, 2008, the Ohio Board of Building Standards (BBS) made a request to the Governor's Office for an executive order to authorize the filing of emergency rules. On March 31, 2008, the Governor signed Executive Order 2008-06S authorizing the BBS to file the emergency rules. BBS filed the emergency rules the same day and therefore, as of March 31, construction documents for all residential 1-, 2-, and 3-family dwelling projects shall meet or exceed the 2003 IECC and the 2005 NEC to comply with the RCO.

Ohio's rules adopting the 2006 IECC for one-, two-, and three-family dwellings have been amended to revert back to the 2003 IECC until further study of the 2006 IECC can be completed.

On March 31, 2008, Ohio's Governor signed an Executive Order authorizing the Ohio Board of Building Standards to file four Emergency Rules that essentially role back the reference to the 2003 IECC effective immediately. This change only applies to one-, two-, and three-family dwellings. All non-residential buildings will still be required to comply with either the 2006 IECC or the 2004 ASHRAE 90.1.