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Hi the Property Maintenance Committee is proud to announce we have completed our biggest task for the 2019 year and have provided members with a Quick reference code guide for “Electrical outlet spacing, and GFI requirements”, and “Handrail, Guards and Rails requirements”.  The reference guide is available under the “Resources” tab..   Please check it out and leave in the comments additional topics that you would want added to the booklet.

At the Chapter Presidents’ Meeting on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, Chapter Merit Award winners — the Washington Association of Building Officials and the Building Officials Association of Texas — and the recipient of the prestigious Chapter of the Year Award — the Virginia Building and Code Officials Association — were announced.

“Chapter presidents, my fellow board members and I understand the time and effort you contribute on behalf of your chapters,” said International Code Council Board Director Stuart Tom, who served as the chairman of the 2018 ICC Awards Committee. “Today’s awards are a small token of appreciation from the board of directors and the entire Code Council membership. Congratulations to all of you, and thank you for your leadership.”

The Chapter of the Year Award is the Code Council’s highest award bestowed upon a chapter and recognizes the extraordinary performance of a chapter in promoting the goals and mission of the Code Council. The recipient of the 2018 Chapter of the Year Award is the Virginia Building and Code Officials Association (VBCOA) for its work to advance participation in the code development process and promote the building safety profession through extensive education offerings.

The Virginia Building and Code Officials Association is one of the Code Council’s most active and engaged chapters and has accomplished some inspiring and exciting things this year. From training to mentoring and community engagement, VBCOA is a true leader in the building safety field. A prominent local and national advocate for building safety and the model codes, VBCOA has worked extensively to advance participation in the code development process. In partnership with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, VBCOA provides training on cdpACCESS across Virginia and helps code officials register and vote on proposed code changes both online and at the code hearings. VBCOA members enthusiastically participate in code development committees and in code adoption activities on a regular basis.

The chapter goes above and beyond to promote building safety professionalism through extensive educational program offerings. VBCOA hosts an annual conference for more than 200 code officials, inspectors and other professionals. The conference includes many sessions taught by instructors or providers approved by the Code Council. Thanks to VBCOA’s leadership, more than 90 percent of its members are ICC certified.

VBCOA is also a passionate advocate for supporting the next generation of building safety professionals. They have been a vocal supporter of the Code Council’s High School Technical Training Program since its inception. Virginia currently has the most participating schools in the nation due to VBCOA’s diligent work in recruiting participants, promoting the codes curriculum and establishing long-term relationships with schools.

On the national level, VBCOA participation in Code Council activities is exceptional. VBCOA members serve on the Code Council Board of Directors and participate in Membership Councils, exam development committees, the Professional Development Council, ad hoc committees and more. From education and certification to code development and adoption, VBCOA is a leader on the local, state and national level.

The International Code Council congratulates the Virginia Building and Code Officials Association as its 2018 Chapter of the Year.

Click here to view past award recipients.

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2019 Training Schedule

Code Change Training – classroom offerings

For your convenience the VBCA has added two additional code change training sessions to its classroom schedule: January 15-17 in the Richmond area and February 12-14 in the Harrisonburg area. Both are open for registration at this time. Exact location information will be available closer to the start of the classes. To register or for more information visit: https://dmz1.dhcd.virginia.gov/BFR/Main/LogOn.aspx

Code Change Training (CCT) – online offerings

The Online CCT series is in final stages of development.  Each module of the series will be available on the VBCA Learning Center. The modules are on the following release schedule:

Available immediately: Administrative, Fire, IBC, and Elevator

November 28: IRC, VEBC

December 3:  Energy

December 11: Plumbing, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Electrical, USBC Refresher

December 23: Property Maintenance, ISPSC

There is a video registration tutorial for the Learning Center as well as downloadable job aids on the Learning Center landing page located on the DHCD web page.  We offer instructions on registering an account, locating our courses, and on viewing and printing certificates of completion.  Here is the link: http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/index.php/va-building-codes/training-and-certification/training/vbca-knowledge-center.html

If you are planning on taking any or all of the online series and do not yet have the accompanying student guide you can request a hard copy by contacting the VBCA office at vbca@dhcd.virginia.gov or (804) 371-7180 and one will be mailed to you at no charge. Otherwise a pdf version will be available to view or download from the presentation screen of each of the modules.

2019 VBCA schedule

The 2019 schedule is now posted and open for registration. You can access the Schedule-at-a-Glance from the downloads link on the VBCA Online Registration System or view the complete schedule by logging into your account from the VBCA Online Registration System. The 2019 schedule offers Core six times a year, at least four continuing education opportunities, and brings a number of classes to the region 1 and 2 areas. The dates of the amusement device inspection class will be announced mid to late February as well the dates of the amusement device shadow program. Please visit the Online Registration System for more information or to register for any of our classroom offerings.  https://dmz1.dhcd.virginia.gov/BFR/Main/LogOn.aspx

As always if you have questions on these or other VBCA events please contact us at (804) 371-7180 or vbca@dhcd.virginia.gov 

Lead from where you are.

Our goal for this campaign is to increase our membership by 250 new members.
In order to make this happen we need you, the members to promote all the wonderful things that VBCOA does. As building safety professionals what we do make a difference in our communities.

Our strength is in our members.

Be a part of increasing our strength. The member(s) who brings in the most members will be recognized at our mid-year conference in April 2019.

If you have any questions about this campaign you can contact your Region Chair or Michelle Coward at michelle.coward@richmondgov.com

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