ICC Consensus Committee on Hurricane Resistant Construction
(IS-HRC)
New standard for building in hurricane, high wind areas
New construction guidelines developed by the International Code Council will increase public safety in hurricane prone areas and other high wind regions. The Standard for Residential Construction in High Wind Regions (ICC-600) provides wind-resistant design and construction details for residential buildings constructed in high wind regions. The standard applies to areas where wind speeds reach 100-150 miles per hour.
ICC-600, approved by ANSI as an American National Standard, uses the latest engineering knowledge to improve the structural integrity and performance of homes. The standard is an update to SSTD 10-99 and includes new provisions such as prescriptive designs for wind speeds up for 150 mph with three-second gusts, designs for cold-formed streel framing and exterior wall coverings for high wind. It is expected to be published in September for communities to adopt. It also will be considered as a referenced standard included in the 2009 International Residential Code.
Review information on the development of the ICC Consensus
Committee (CC) on Hurricane Resistant Construction (IS-HRC).
Information includes development schedules, committee meeting
notices, agenda and minutes, Public Proposals & Comments,
Public Proposals Report (PPR) and Public Comments Report (PCR),
draft documents, and committee lists.
