Thanks to a grant from the Department of Energy, the International Code Council is able to offer PDF copies of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code for free! 

To get your free copy, click here.

SN-ICC's Executive Board will be attending ICC's Annual Business Meeting, October 24-28.  The board will cast votes on various ICC business items and  the election of new ICC Board members. Our board members will also attend meetings with the Western Pacific League of Building Officials and a kick-off meeting for the new National Organization of Building Officials. The Board is also very proud to represent our chapter as we are honored as the 2010 ICC Chapter of the Year Award during the award ceremonies, scheduled for October 27, 2010!

SN-ICC members get a 5% discount! There is also no shipping costs if you opt to pick up your books at Clark County Development Services' 4701 W. Russell Road office, rather than have the books mailed to you.

In addition to the 2009 international codes, SN-ICC will also soon offer the 2009 Southern Nevada Code Amendments for sale on its website as well.  Visit www.snicc.org/snicc_store.html now to see available book titles.

EduCode is the building code world's top choice for serious education, hands-on training, 2009 model code class launches, career networking, and special access to industry experts, trainers and thought leaders. If you want to get in front of these types of people, this is where you will want to be. This is your invitation to be part of us.

The top ten reasons to attend are:

What didn't make the list? This is Las Vegas. Or should I say, this is LAS VEGAS! The weather is always sunny and warm. We have snowless winters, lots of cheap flights, and it is Superbowl XLV weekend in Las Vegas (Sunday, February 6, 2011).

For more information on registering for EduCode, please visit http://educode.snicc.org/.

See you at EduCode, January 31, 2011 - February 4, 2011!

Bill Laub, Member

EduCode Committee

SN-ICC membership benefits include:

• Discounts on code books purchased through SN-ICC's website:  http://www.snicc.org/snicc_store.html.
• Free and discounted rates for CEUs at training seminars offered by the Chapter throughout the year.
• The opportunity to network with design professionals and code enforcement experts during our monthly meetings.
• Being among the first to know of building/fire code legislative issues affecting Southern Nevada's construction industry.

SN-ICC memerships start at just $50 for the entire year.  Visit http://www.snicc.org/become_member.htmlto learn more about becoming an SN-ICC member.

The eligibility criteria will be finalized in the next few weeks, but the preliminary requirements will be:

• Must attend a college located in Southern Nevada.
• Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering, construction management, architecture or public administration.
• Must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.

The Public Outreach Committee is also finalizing the High School Internship Program. Clark County and the city of North Las Vegas have agreed to participate in the program, which will focus on five Clark County School District magnet schools. The two tracks being proposed are engineering/technology and information technology. The tentative dates for the program are February 7 through April 1, 2011. This timeframe will allow eight weeks for each student to accumulate thirty hours (two days per week, 2 hours per day) of shadowing various code enforcement personnel in the following fields:

• Civil/Structural Engineering/Design
• Fire Protection Engineering/Design
• Electrical Engineering/Design
• Building Design
• Mechanical/Plumbing Engineering/Design
• Information Technology
• Permit Technicians

On October 20, the Public Outreach Committee (pictured at left:  Ray Finkel, Valarie Loper and Kevin McOsker) manned our exhibitor booth during the AIA Las Vegas "Learn About - Turn About" product show, held at the Historic Fifth Street School.

The product show was a huge success!  Gary Eddington, from SH Architecture, won a gift certificate from the Chapter for a 2011 Industry Associate membership (including free lunch).

Our volunteers handed out information about the chapter, our programs and EduCode 2011. Thanks Valarie, Kevin and Ray!!

Larry Wilham
Larry served as the Building Official for Jefferson County, Kentucky, (metropolitan Louisville area) from 1984 to 1990.  He moved to Henderson, NV, in 1990, where he continues to live. Before joining Clark County Development Services as an architectural plans exam specialist in November 2005, Larry was employed by local consulting engineering firms and performed architectural reviews on projects for Clark County and other government jurisdictions as well as for private developers. He is currently serving as the Clark County architectural plans examiner for the Cosmopolitan project.

Rory Sundstrom
Rory has been in the electrical trade for over 25 years.  He has background experience in residential, commercial, light and heavy industrial projects, ranging from oil field submersible pumps, natural gas pumping stations and a co-generating plant. He moved to Las Vegas from Colorado in 1989. He still holds a Journeyman license for that state. In 1996, Rory started Silverado Electric, Inc., which has employed up to 40+ workers at times. Silverado Electric has done numerous commercial/tenant improvement projects and over 20 multi-family projects (totaling over 6,000 units) in Las Vegas. Rory enjoys the challenges of the construction industry and has seen many NEC changes for the safety of life and property over the course of his electrical career. Currently, Rory is working with a developer to add solar photovoltaic panels on all new projects and retrofitting existing projects. In his off-time, he enjoys drag racing at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, scuba diving, golfing and some hunting.

James Bristow
James moved to Las Vegas in 2003 to complete his BS (civil engineering) and BA (political science) degrees at UNLV.  While in school, he worked for Owens Geotechnical, Inc. (OGI) as an ICC-certified special inspector and project manager, working on projects such as the Wynn tower, Hard Rock Hotel towers and One Las Vegas towers.  In 2007, NOVA Engineering and Environmental, Inc. (NOVA) purchased OGI in an effort to expand geographically from their primarily east coast based company.  In 2008, James passed the Nevada PE exam and, shortly thereafter, became the business unit manager and vice president of NOVA Engineering and Environmental, Inc.  In 2010, James became the regional operations manager for the west coast offices, while maintaining his presence in the Las Vegas area.  He currently attends UNLV, working on a master's in structural materials and risk/project management, and is a member of ASCE, CMAA, CMFA, AGC, ACI, and now SN-ICC!