Re: The ICC ? Who????

["Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hey!  Is there anybody in here?
>
>
> Anyway, I just read an article about CO detectors and I really don't
> understand the significance of it.
>
> The article starts off by saying that the International Code Council
> ( ICC) has published new requirements for carbon monoxide detection
> and revised requirements for smoke detectors. They are covered in the
> International Residential Code for one and two family dwellings and
> town houses.  Who the hell is the International Code Council? The
> article says that the ICC codes are rapidly becoming the "code of
> choice" for state and local governments that adopt and enforce
> building code standards. What ever happened to NEC and  NFPA?
>
> Here's the link. Take a look at the section towards the end of the
> article "Fire Alarm Systems Changing Course"
>
> http://www.securityinfowatch.com/root+level/fire-and-intrusion-icc-strengthens-co-smoke-detector-codes
>
> What say?

I say, "Sounds like another group of bozos creating a job for themselves by
promoting themselves as an authority just like the NEC and the NPFA"