Members of the International Code Council have voted online to "approve as submitted" the updated structural building-design standard, written by the American Society of Civil Engineers' Structural Engineering Institute, for inclusion as a reference standard in the 2018 edition of ICC's International Building Code. However, the online ballot results are preliminary, pending certification by ICC's validation committee and confirmation by ICC's board of directors.
The date of the ICC board meeting has not been set. "I anticipate it to occur in mid- to late January," says Mike Pfeiffer, ICC's senior vice president, technical services.