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eCodes & Standards Libraries
Innovative Practices Committee
Increasingly we are becoming an interconnected 24/7/365 world. We get our news on any device at anytime via Google (News), and research items via Wikipedia, YouTube, Instagram which now are our top dynamically updated content providers.
The advent and maturing of the internet and cloud services likewise now make it possible for building officials including plan reviewers and inspectors with some services going beyond even the above capabilities. Today building officials have access anywhere, anytime 24/7/365 from several services building codes and standards which their jurisdiction has adopted and now enforce.
These services differ widely from those that provide only pdfs in down loadable files and to those providing even more useable access to codes and standards in a multiple formats further facilitating remote work.
One electronic codes and standards library system now is even affording some building departments the opportunity to have more of their plan reviewers work remotely enabling a jurisdiction’s building department to reduce the amount of office space. In other jurisdictions, this same service is enabling them to meet state laws mandating that they have access to EVERY standard referenced in their adopted codes – eliminating the space and cost of maintaining enormous physical libraries to comply with state law, something very small jurisdictions couldn’t otherwise afford to do.
2019 CALBO Education Weeks: Hotel Information
CALBO Education Week: Newport Beach
Monday, August 26 - Thursday, August 29, 2019
Newport Beach Marriott
900 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
CALBO Room Block: Closed
Phone Reservation Number: 1-877-622-3056
Parking Information: Complimentary day self-parking. Overnight parking is $15.00 per vehicle, per day.
CALBO Education Week: San Ramon
Monday, September 9 - Thursday, September 12, 2019
San Ramon Marriott
2600 Bishop Drive
San Ramon, CA 94583
CALBO Room Block: Closed
Phone Reservation Number: 1-800-228-9290 or 925-867-9200
Parking Information: Complimentary day self-parking. Overnight parking is $15.00 per vehicle, per day.
CALBO Education Week: Ontario
Monday, October 14 - Thursday, October 17, 2019
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Ontario Airport
222 North Vineyard Avenue
Ontario, CA 91764
CALBO Room Block: Closed
Parking Information: Complimentary day and overnight self-parking.
Airport Shuttle: Complimentary airport shuttle from Ontario International Airport
CALBO Education Week: Burlingame
Monday, December 16 - Thursday, December 19, 2019
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
1333 Old Bayshore Highway
Burlingame, CA 94010
CALBO Room Closed: Closed
Parking Information: Complimentary day self-parking. Overnight parking is $30.00 per vehicle, per day.
*or when room block is at capacity
If you have any questions about the 2019 CALBO Education Weeks Hotel Information,
please contact the CALBO Office.
Capitol Corner Update
On Wednesday, April 17, dozens of CALBO
members convened at the State Capitol to lobby and educate
members of the state legislature on behalf of our organization.
CALBO members met Legislator’s staff not only to discuss CALBO’s
top legislative priorities, but also highlight who we are and
what we do. In their meetings, members discussed the following
measures that are currently moving through the capitol.
CALBO is proud to announce that we are actively supporting AB 429 (Nazarian) This measure would require the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission (SSC) to identify funding and develop a bidding process for hiring a third-party contractor to create an inventory of potentially vulnerable buildings in California. After “opposing” a similar measure last year, CALBO worked with the author’s office to develop an approach that would not burden local governments. CALBO “supports” this year’s bill as it does not identify local funds as a possible funding source for the program, and it only applies to the 29 most seismically vulnerable counties.
Congratulations to the 2018-2019 CALBO Awards Recipients!
It is with great pride to announce the 2018-2019 CALBO Awards Recipients. CALBO is proud of the contributions of these CALBO Members.
Building Department of the Year – City of Lake Forest
Building Official of the Year – Ms. Lydia Clary
Fire Official of the Year – Chief Dennis Mathisen
Industry Achievement – Ms. Susan Dowty
Hall of Fame – Mr. Y. Henry Huang
CTI Instructor of the Year – Ms. Yvonne Christopher
Course Development Merit – City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety
For a complete list of CALBO Award Recipients from years past, please visit the Award and Hall of Fame page located on the CALBO website.
CALBO’s 57th Annual Business Meeting – Thank You Exhibitors for Your Participation!
4LEAF, Inc.
Accela
Avolve Software
BRACELOK
Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.
CalCERTS
California Architects Board
California Department of Housing and
Community Development
California Earthquake Authority
California Energy Commission
California Solar and Storage Association
Camino
CCIDC, Inc.
CentralSquare Technologies
CityView, a Divison of Harris Computer Systems
Civos, Inc.
Coastland Civil Engineering
Computronix
CSG Consultants, Inc.
e-PlanSoft
EdgeSoft
Energy Code Ace
EsGil – A SAFEbuilt Company
Fire Rated Product Specialties Corp
Hoover Treated Wood Product
HR Green, Inc.
IAPMO
Independent Code Consultants, Inc.
Infovision Software
International Code Council
Interwest Consulting Group, Inc.
Intuitive Municipal Solutions
JAS Pacific
MADCAD.com
Optimum Seismic
Oracle
SAFEbuilt, LLC.
Selectron Technologies
Shums Coda Associates
Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
Smoke Guard California
STEM
TRB + Associates, Inc.
Tyler Technologies
VCA Code
ViewPoint Government Solutions, Inc.
West Coast Code Consultants, Inc.
Willdan
A Special Message from Your 2019-20 CALBO President
Dear CALBO Friends and Colleagues,
It was a pleasure to see many of you and have great conversations with you in San Diego at another successful CALBO Annual Business Meeting in March. I would like to thank our program developers, speakers, Past Presidents, sponsors, and everyone who contributed to hosting this educational and informative event. CALBO is moving forward to its 58th year and I am honored to serve as your 2019-2020 President.
Over the years, CALBO has grown and become a strong voice representing California building officials, building departments, and building safety professionals at many levels. Membership has increased to over 500 members representing 95% of the local jurisdictions statewide. The CALBO Board has also focused on ensuring that CALBO is fiscally sound and has reserve funds in place. Each year, we build upon prior accomplishments to advance our profession, and we will continue that effort this year. Based on member feedback at the ABM and throughout the year, the CALBO Board has established a set of goals and vision this year in the areas of legislative advocacy, developing the next generation, education and training, code development, and the advancement of our profession. The Board is also continuing to work with the Past Presidents to record CALBO history to recognize past members and their contributions to CALBO and our industry.
As a new CALBO year gets underway, many of CALBO’s policy committees will be engaged in working toward these goals. We are pleased to see new applicants this year and have placed many on committees to bring fresh ideas and new perspectives to CALBO. To all new and continuing committee members – thank you in advance for your participation and contribution to CALBO and our industry.
Besides serving on policy committees, CALBO offers many opportunities to get involved. The most recent opportunity was the annual Leadership and Advocacy Day (Legislative Day) in Sacramento. On April 17, we had the largest attendance since the inception of the event in 2005 with 45 CALBO members meeting with state legislators’ offices to discuss proposed bills impacting our industry and offering our profession as a resource. Increasing legislative advocacy and strengthening CALBO’s voice in Sacramento, especially with a new Governor in office, is an important goal for CALBO this year. Your participation elevated our profession and our organization.
Developing the next generation of code officials is another important goal of the Board by developing toolkits and a model program for CALBO members to explore. Education and training is also crucial, not just for developing the next generation, but for code veterans as well since this is a code change year. CALBO Training Institute has developed new courses and brought back some attendee favorites from years past for the four Education Weeks that CALBO has organized in response to membership needs.
2020-21 CALBO Media Packet
Coming Soon!
The New 2020-2021CALBO Media Packet will soon be available to plan for the new CALBO membership year starting on April 1, 2020. Take advantage of this one resource for all your CALBO marketing needs to reach CALBO membership throughout the year.
The New Packet will include:
- Annual CALBO Partner Program Registration – Gold, Silver and Bronze Levels
- CALBO event sponsorship registration
- CALBO event exhibitor registration
- Advertising specifics for the CALBO News
- CALBO Job Board Information
CALBO looks forward to another great year with our partners, sponsors, exhibitors and advertisers!
If you have any questions about CALBO Media Packet,
please contact the CALBO Office.
CALBO’s Role in the ICC Board of Directors Elections
As the largest chapter of the International Code Council (ICC), CALBO pays close attention to the ICC Officer and Board of Directors elections. Of special note for 2019, the ICC Annual Conference will be held in the west. Traditionally, this means a greater number of CALBO members will be in attendance at the conference and the attention of Board candidates will be focused upon our endorsements and member’s votes.
CALBO makes its endorsements for the ICC Board in coordination with the Western Pacific League of Building Officials (WPLBO) and has done so for over a decade. WPLBO is the loosely formed coalition between the state associations of California, Nevada and Washington, in addition of Region 1 and Region 2.
Each Fall, WPLBO holds a Candidates Forum, where all contenders for the ICC Board are invited to interview with WPLBO member representatives. WPLBO does not necessarily vote in blocks, nor does it prohibit the endorsements of any of its individual members. What the WPLBO Candidates Forum does is offer an opportunity for ICC Board Candidates to meet face-to-face with the primary leadership on the west coast. This year, the WPLBO Candidates Forum will be held August 22-23 in Seattle, Washington.
CALBO wants to assist our members and chapters in your efforts to make informed endorsements. CALBO will again participate in the WPLBO Candidates Forum, where our leadership will have the opportunity to holistically vet all ICC Board Candidates. Following the forum and by the end of August, CALBO will make our endorsements for the ICC Board of Directors. Given that the ICC Annual Conference will be held October 19-23, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, there will be plenty of time for endorsed candidates to gain political traction and momentum prior to the election.
CALBO looks forward to welcoming ICC back to the western states for its 2019 Annual Conference and playing an active role in the election and governance of the code council.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the information
provided above, please contact the CALBO Office.
CALBO’s 57th Annual Business Meeting – Thank You Sponsors for Your Participation!
4LEAF, Inc.
Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.
CCIDC, Inc.
CSG Consultants, Inc.
Degenkolb Engineers
e-PlanSoft
Energy Code Ace
HR Green, Inc.
International Code Council
International Code Council – Evaluation Service
Interwest Consulting Group, Inc.
MADCAD.com
Optimum Seismic
Oracle
SAFEbuilt, LLC.
Scott Fazekus & Associates
Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
Transtech Engineers, Inc.
VCA Code
Willdan
CALBO’s 57th Annual Business Meeting Sessions
Did you miss the 57th Annual Business Meeting or attend an Annual Business Meeting session that you want to share with your colleagues? View or download the topical presentations about trending subject matter in building-safety. For a complete list of all ABM presentations, please visit the Annual Business Meeting Presentations Page located on the CALBO website.
If you have questions regarding the information above, please contact the CALBO Office.