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BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
AGENDA
Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 1 p.m.
The McCormack Building
Ashburton Café, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA
Phone Number for Boston Office 617-727-3200
Rob Anderson, Chief of Inspections- Buildings - 617-826-5268 or 617-593-0086 (cell)
Tom Riley, Code Development Manager – 617-826-5250
Don Finocchio, Code Analyst – 617-826-5206
Mike Guigli, Technical Director – 617-826-5215
Website Address
www.mass.gov/dps
The BBRS is comprised of eleven members representing a cross-section of the building design, construction
and regulatory communities. Statutorily, by Massachusetts General Law (MGL) c 143 § 93 the make-up of the
BBRS includes:
A Representative from the building trades, a general contractor of 1 & 2 Family Homes, a general contractor of
commercial and industrial buildings, a registered architect, a registered professional structural engineer, a
registered professional mechanical engineer, a building official from a town, a building official from a city, a
local fire chief and two ex-officio members, the chief of inspections for the Department of Public Safety or his
designee and the State Fire Marshal or his designee. Current members of the BBRS are:
Current Make-up of the Board of Building Regulations and Standards
Alexander MacLeod, Chairman- Representing Registered Architects
Gary Moccia, Vice-Chairman - Representing Registered Professional Structural Engineers
Robert Anderson- Chief of Inspections – Buildings, for the DPS
Timothee Rodrique - Designee for Steven Coan, State Fire Marshal, DFS
Brian Gale – Building Official from a Town
Jerry Ludwig – Representing Registered Professional Mechanical Engineers
Chief William Middlemiss – Representing Chiefs of Local Fire Departments
Charles Raso – Representing Building Trades
Douglas Semple – Building Official from a City
Stanley Shuman– Representing General Contractors of Commercial and Industrial Buildings
Harry Smith – Representing General Contractors of 1 & 2 Family Homes
The powers and duties of BBRS members are found in MGL c 143 §§ 93 through 100. General laws may be
accessed by visiting www.state.ma.us/legis
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OLD BUSINESS
# Subject Due Date Status
1. Meeting Minutes (when approved, minutes will be uploaded to the web): 07/14/09 MSG
Board Vote requested on June 9, 2009 meeting minutes/action items Vote
2. One- and Two-Family Residential Sprinkler Committee (OTFRSC). Update on key Update TMR
items from July meeting. only.
3. Action Items From Previous BBRS Meetings: Update MSG
a. Review the 3rd party responses on Acushnet and make a recommendation for the only.
BBRS to consider (TR and WM Action). Actions will
b. Investigate the combustibility risk of photovoltaic roofing shingles and report back to be removed
the BBRS. (TMR Action) after
c. Issue a letter and/or e-memo on P2000 insulation (find out more information on the completion.
ICC ESR on the P2000 insulation and then ‘redraft’ a BBRS position on this product.)
(TMR Action)
4 Code Change Proposals: MSG
a. 780 CMR Appendix 120 AA and DF
1. Minor changes to Lighting Power Density tables. and TG
2. Front end amended version filed on July 10, 2009 and on DPS website
3. Training RFI/RFP process underway
b. 8th edition schedule, status, and BBRS discussion.
1. Advisory Committees input sought with summary presentations due at Sept
07/14/09
BBRS meeting.
Votes on b,
2. Chapters for BBRS discussion today
c, d, e, & f
i. Chapter 9 (Staff and TR overview and discussion)
3. BBRS Letter to Advisory Committees, discussion and vote requested
c. Emergency Amendment BBRS discussion and votes requested or on:
1. Placeholder
d. Renew emergency errata amendment beyond June 12 expiration.
e. Terminate emergency amendment for Insulation CSL requirement exemption.
f. Issue letter to BOs on upcoming amendment and that CSL fee will be required
5 CSL Continuing Education: placeholder RA
(Action: DS requested that asbestos training material be part of the program).
6 Sheet Metal Board placeholder MSG
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NEW BUSINESS
# Subject Due Date Status
1. Approval of New Construction Supervisor Licenses 07/14/09
MSG
Total = ??? between June 6, 2009 and July 10, 2009. Vote
2. .Request for reinstatement of CSL beyond the one-year expiration period:
Glenn Stivaletta, CSL #33906 with medical justification
07/14/09
John Sousa III, CSL 73971 with medical justification MSG
Vote
Request for approval of grandfather application for specialty CSL.
Solomon Cohen for Insulation CSL with medical justification
3. Request by building official for reactivation of CSL:
07/14/09
Gordon Bailey, State Inspector -
Vote
Request for CSL ‘building official use only’:
4. Local Building Permit Applications for BBRS approval: placeholder -
‘Special’ Qualifications for BBRS Consideration in Sitting for the CSL Exam
07/14/09
5. Pierre Charles recommended to sit for the Unrestricted CSL exam. MSG
Vote
Edward R Thibault recommended to sit for the Unrestricted CSL exam.
Appendix 120.G Code Change Proposal:
07/14/09
6. FEMA and 7th Edition conflict concerning construction requirements for basements TMR
Vote
below flood elevation. Possible emergency amendment required.
PROPOSED 7th Edition Special Use Section 428 (Hollywood-style Sound Stages, 07/14/09
7. TMR
etc./NFPA-140 aspects) Vote
07/14/09
8. Approve 41 Native Lumber Producers (Registration for 2 years) TMR
Vote
07/14/09
9. Approve certain Concrete Testing Laboratories TMR
Vote
Other Code Change Proposals for Discussion:
Chapter 15, Section 1512.3 –Roof recovering v. roof covering replacement (See letter
from K Foley, dated 5/29/09) TMR
10. Discussion
White Roof Code Change Proposal (See letter from K Foley, dated May 13, 2009) MSG
Chapter 34, Section 3408 changes to ‘Level 1 and 2 Work’. (See letter from S
Praschak, dated June 11, 2009)
11. Other
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