Shang and Tom Hardiman, Executive Director of the Modular Building Institute, credit the enormous support to code officials’ near universal desire to implement the guidelines. “This vote is a major victory for both code officials and the container-based structures industry,” said Stephen Shang, Falcon Structures CEO and co-chair of the ICC’s Container Industry Task Force.Ī 97% yes vote is uncommon in ICC’s final action hearings. Representatives from the shipping container building industry and code officials will also introduce more clarity into the IBC on the safe use of shipping containers by releasing a corresponding set of guidelines that explain the new shipping container building codes. The addition to Chapter 31 of the IBC - the chapter on special construction - will spell out what code officials should look for in container construction to confirm structural safety. With a 97% yes vote, the International Code Council (ICC) membership officially ratified a change to the 2021 International Building Code (IBC) that would allow ISO shipping containers to be used in commercial construction.
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