Empowering Communities for Successful Aging

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Empowering Communities for Successful Aging

• Benefits of Universal Design Principles in Home
  Construction and Renovation
• Dorothy M. Harris
• Vice President, State Local Government
  Relations
• November 13, 2008

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International Code Council

• The International Code Council, a membership
  association dedicated to building safety and fire
  prevention, develops the codes used to construct
  residential and commercial buildings, including
  homes and schools. Most U.S. cities, counties and
  states that adopt codes choose the International
  Codes developed by the International Code
  Council.
• Vision - Protecting the health, safety, and
  welfare of people by creating better buildings
  and safer communities.
• Mission - Providing the highest quality codes,
  standards, products, and services for all
  concerned with the safety and performance of the
  built environment

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International Building Code (IBC)

• The International Building Code (IBC) is the most
  widely adopted building code in the United
  States. The International Code Council, a
  membership association dedicated to building
  safety and fire prevention, develops the IBC and
  other International Codes.

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IBC Adoptions
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International Building Code (IBC)

• New York State uses the 2003 version of the IBC
  with NYS modifications. Each state make some
  modifications to suit their needs.

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State Fire Prevention Building Code Council

• Secretary of State
• State Fire Administrator
• Commissioner of Health
• Commissioner of Labor
• City (Population lt 1 million)
• City (Population lt 100,000)
• City (Population gt 100,000)
• County
• Town
• Village

• Fire Service Official
• Registered Architect
• Professional Engineer
• Code Enforcement Official
• Builders Representative
• Trade Union Representative
• Persons with Disabilities Representative

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2003 IBC meets FHA accessibility requirements

• Architects, developers, builders and others who
  use the IBC to design and construct multi-family
  housing can be confident they are in compliance
  with the Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA).
• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
  Development (HUD) has found that the IBC
  constitutes safe harbor for compliance with the
  FHA's accessibility requirements.

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ICC/ANSI A117.1

• Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities
  (ICC/ANSI A117.1)
• - a nationally recognized standard of technical
  requirements for making buildings accessible.
• - Published since 1961, it is referenced by many
  federal documents and state accessibility laws.
• The ICC/ANSI A117.1 is developed through a public
  hearing and consensus process supervised by the
  American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
• The document is on a five year cycle for
  development. The most recent edition came out in
  2003.

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Designing homes for the elderly

• Design Considerations
• Siting
• Access
• Circulation
• Maneuverability/clearance
• Reachability
• Stability
• Graspability
• Egress

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Designing homes for the elderly

• Quality of Life Considerations
• Natural light/ventilation
• Exterior access
• Comfort
• Proximity
• Communication
• Maintenance
• Energy efficiency
• Safety

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Code Development Process

• Advancing public safety in the built environment
  is the central purpose of the ICC code
  development process. Everything produced is
  derived from and shaped by that core mission.
• The International Code Council is committed to
  meeting or exceeding the accessibility
  requirements of the Americans with Disabilities
  Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act (FHA).
  Accessibility requirements are incorporated into
  the International Codes as the codes are updated,
  through the International Code development
  process.
• If you are interested in code changes submitted
  in previous code development cycles or the
  current cycle, be sure to go to our website
• http//www.iccsafe.org/cs/codes

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Contact Information

• Dottie M. Harris
• Vice President, State Local Government
  Relations
• International Code Council
• 48 Dublin Drive
• Niskayuna, NY 12309
• 888-422-7233 x 7722
• dharris_at_iccsafe.org
• www.iccsafe.org

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