You may choose a numbered link to an article from this list, or scroll down: 1. IBC Adoption Update - Training will be offered; 2. Sullivan, Glaunert are Fire Protection Reviewers; 3. POWTS program adds Janzen; 4. Kosarzycki is new Agent Monitor; 5. Braun returns as Plumbing Consultant; 6. Section Chief position is Kasper's; 7. Hough becomes Plumbing Consultant; 8. Zickert's Plumbing Consultant counties changed;
9. Burks resigns; 10. Employment Opportunities; 11. Event Calendar;
12. Municipalities choose options for UDC enforcement; 13. There are two important dates approaching, involving fee changes and submittals for review; 14. Fire protection submitters will need to consider their planning; 15. Two free NFPA classes; 16. Two NFSA sprinkler classes in September; 17. If you want to plan for future NFPA education ...   1. IBC Adoption Update - Training will be offered By J.B.Smith, Safety and Buildings Division Commercial Buildings Program Manager, 608-266-0251, jsmith@commerce.state.wi.us As Wisconsin gets nearer the anticipated adoption of the international model codes, I've heard some apprehension about being prepared to use the codes. How are people going to learn to use the International Building Code (IBC), International Mechanical Code (IMC), International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)*, and International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)? Over a year ago, a Safety and Buildings Division team began meeting, planning to be sure we are all ready for adoption of the model codes. The group decided there had to be a special focus on training opportunities for the international codes, which have a projected effective date in Wisconsin of July 2002. This past fall, an advisory group of municipal code officials was put together to help the division work toward the best preparation of local officials for use of the codes. The "IBC Implementation Task Group" identified training as their number one need. S&B decided to develop a training plan for our staff first, a plan for our enforcement partners second, followed by a plan for all other users of the Commercial Building Code. The internal plan is already being followed through. We are working on the division's plan for the training of our enforcement partners. Though a detailed plan has not been finalized as I write this, I want to share with you some basics of the plan. The training or our enforcement partners could begin in the winter of 2000/2001. Preliminary thoughts are that S&B offers separate orientation on the four codes noted above, at locations generally corresponding to the state's four regional building inspector organizations. As we get closer to the effective date, we would then regionally sponsor more detailed training sessions on plan review issues and also on inspection subjects. We want to try to ensure that everyone has several opportunities to become acquainted with the model codes. As we get closer to implementing the plan for training our enforcement partners on the Wisconsin versions of the model codes, we will host another meeting of the "IBC Implementation Task Group" to make sure the plan follows their thoughts. I also suspect we will use that meeting as an opportunity to ask for suggestions on additional details of the training itself. If you wish to learn more about the model codes right now, the two predominant model code organizations in the Midwest have training (and copies of the codes) available "as we speak". Those two organizations are the Building Officials and Code Administrators International and the International Conference of Building Officials. For those of you that have access to the Internet, information on the services that BOCA can provide can be found at www.bocai.org, and information on services from ICBO can be found at www.icbo.org. For those that are not web cruisers, call for ICBO info at 1-800-423-6587 (ext. 3418) and for BOCA info call 1-708-799-2300. As always, should you have any questions on the subject matter covered in this article, feel free to contact me at 608-266-0251, jsmith@commerce.state.wi.us.   2. Sullivan, Glaunert are Fire Protection Reviewers Bill Sullivan and Keith Glaunert have been hired by the Safety and Buildings Division as fire protection plan reviewers. They will organize and carry through the new statewide fire protection review program that is expected to get into full swing this winter. (See the June WBCR for more information on the program.) They are assigned to the Integrated Services Bureau in the Madison S&B office. Sullivan, who holds a BS in Fire and Safety Engineering from Eastern Kentucky University, has private sector fire sprinkler design experience. Telephone: 608-266-9643. Email: wsullivan@commerce.state.wi.us Glaunert has a Mechanical Engineering degree from UW-Madison. He has been a fire protection designer, consultant, and contractor in the Milwaukee area. Telephone: 608-267-7935. Email: kglaunert@commerce.state.wi.us.   3. POWTS program adds Janzen Matthew Janzen will be working out of the Stevens Point office as the area Wastewater Specialist. He replaces Heidi Ferguson, who no longer works for the division. A native of Wisconsin, Janzen has a BS in soil science from UW-Stevens Point. He has experience working for the state Department of Natural Resources and for private firms The counties for which Janzen will provide service are Marathon, Oneida, Lincoln, Wood, Portage, Waushara, Adams, and Juneau. Telephone; 715-345-5336. Email: mjanzen@commerce.state.wi.us.   4. Kosarzycki is new Agent Monitor Henry Kosarzycki has been chosen to fill a new position monitoring the activities of S&B's agent plan review programs. He will work with agent plan review municipalities to foster communication of and coordination with S&B's plan review standards. Kosarzycki has served as a Commercial Building Plan Reviewer for S&B, as an agent plan reviewer with the city of Milwaukee, has been a submitting architect, and has audited erosion control of UDC enforcing communities. Telephone: 262-548-8615. Email: hkosarzycki@commerce.state.wi.us.   5. Braun returns as Plumbing Consultant Tom Braun, a former S&B Plumbing Plan Reviewer, has returned to employment with the division, this time as a Plumbing Consultant based in Stevens Point. Braun replaces the retired Dick Reetz as the consultant for Taylor, Clark, Marathon, Wood, Portage, Waushara, Marquette, and Green Lake Counties. Telephone: 715-345-5335. Email: tbraun@commerce.state.wi.us.   6. Section Chief position is Kasper's Tom Kasper has been selected as an Integrated Services Bureau Section Chief in Madison, replacing Robin Zentner, who moved to another state agency. Kasper has been S&B's training officer. Kasper's duties will include supervision of a team of plan reviewers, with additional oversight responsibilities in the Erosion Control, Multifamily Dwellings, Certification/Training, and One- and Two-Family Dwellings Programs. Telephone: 608-267-7586. Email: tkasper@commerce.state.wi.us.   7. Hough becomes Plumbing Consultant Don Hough has joined the Safety and Buildings Division staff as a Plumbing Consultant for northwest Wisconsin. Hough, a plumbing contractor for 22 years in Wisconsin and Illinois, will be stationed in the Hayward S&B office. He will work in the following counties: Douglas, Bayfield, Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, Polk, Barron, Rusk, St. Croix, Dunn, Chippewa, and Eau Claire. Telephone: 715-634-4804. Email: jhough@commerce.state.wi.us.   8. Zickert's Plumbing Consultant counties changed As of August 14, Plumbing Consultant Jim Zickert changes his area of responsibility. He will now provide service to Marinette, Oconto, Door, Kewaunee, Brown, Outagamie, Winnebago, Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and Fond du Lac Counties. Telephone: 920-872-2656. Email: jzickert@commerce.state.wi.us. The contact for Zickert's previous area will be Plumbing Consultant Supervisor Tom Bembnister, tbembnister@commerce.state.wi.us, 715-726-4520. Those counties are Washington, Ozaukee, Waukesha, Milwaukee, Walworth, Racine, and Kenosha.   9. Burks resigns The S&B Director of the Bureau of Field Operations, Ben Burks, has resigned to take a position in private industry. S&B Deputy Administrator Ron Buchholz will serve as interim director. Telephone: 608-266-1817 Email: rbuchholz@commerce.state.wi.us. The bureau director job will be filled through the usual state civil service procedures. See information on this page concerning the employment opportunity.   10. Employment Opportunities Safety and Buildings Division Director of Bureau of Field Operations, Madison
Salary: Minimum starting salary is $52,245 per year plus excellent benefits. Job Duties: : Manage, direct, and administer the bureau's variety of complex engineering and technical inspection programs. Programs include inspection of design, installation, and structural components of a variety of constructed systems regulated by the Department of Safety and Professional Services. Develop budgets, plan and direct staff services, initiate and direct operating procedures, policies, and priorities; provide leadership among staff and within the bureau; supervise staff of section chiefs; plan work operations and establish bureau goals; participate in strategic planning efforts; plan, manage, and implement statutory mandates and administrative policies; assess legislation; direct management studies; review and evaluate programs; participate in administrative hearings; direct and oversee technical consultation activities. Well-Qualified Applicants: Well-qualified applicants will have a four-year degree in engineering or a related field; PE EIT, or Registered Designer certification; extensive experience in engineered systems design and/or inspection; and management and supervisory experience. Knowledge and Skills Required: Management principles and techniques; staff supervision techniques; program planning, strategic planning and goal development; engineering principles and related inspection techniques; building systems; written and verbal communication skills; fiscal management, budget development, administrative rule-development processes; administrative codes and statutes pertaining to building and safety. Application Information: Apply with the Application for State Employment form (DER-MRS-38), a current resume, and a brief paper describing your education, credentials, and experience as they relate to the following: 1. Technical / engineering inspection programs; 2. Program management, including such activities as budget development, planning, fiscal management, etc. 3. Administrative codes and statutes of the Division of Safety and Buildings. Send application materials to Dale Bartz, Bureau of Human Resources, 201 West Washington Avenue, 6th Floor, P. O. Box 7970, Madison, WI 53707-7970. Telephone 608-266-0366. Fax 608-266-0182. Email: dbartz@commerce.state.wi.us. Engineering Consultant Buildings Systems- Senior - Madison
Department of Safety and Professional Services Safety and Buildings Division Salary: Start at $43,910 per year plus excellent benefits. Deadline: First review, week of August 21, 2000. Duties: Examine building construction, structural, and HVAC plans for compliance with codes; examine erosion and sediment control plans for compliance; communicate with appropriate parties regarding outcome of reviews; analyze petitions for variance. Skills, knowledge and abilities: Well-qualified candidates will have a four year engineering degree, PE, EIT, or similar credential; experience in building plan design; erosion control experience and/or education or credentials. How to apply: Dale Bartz, Department of Safety and Professional Services, 201 West Washington Ave., P.O. Box 7970, Madison, WI 53707, 608-266-0366, dbartz@commerce.state.wi.us. Private Sewage Plan Reviewer 2 - Waukesha
Department of Safety and Professional Services Safety and Buildings Division Salary: Start at $36,650, plus excellent benefits. Deadline: First review, week of August 21, 2000. Duties: Examine Private Onsite Wastewater System designs, plans, specs, and calculations for compliance with related codes; communicate with appropriate parties regarding outcome of plan reviews; analyze petitions for variance; prepare and present training and create exams. Skills, knowledge and abilities: Certification as POWTS inspector; experience installing, inspecting designing, or plan reviewing of POWTS systems. How to apply: Dale Bartz, Department of Safety and Professional Services, 201 West Washington Ave., P.O. Box 7970, Madison, WI 53707, 608-266-0366, dbartz@commerce.state.wi.us. Department of Safety and Professional Services and other state job listings: www.commerce.state.wi.us/COM/Com-Employment.html   11. Events Calendar Contact the listed Code Consultant for information on the meetings agenda, locations, etc. If you have questions concerning technicalities of the codes which are the subjects of the meetings, consultants and reviewers are available via the "Contacts" link, above left.. August 31, 2000, Thursday, Plumbing Advisory Code Council, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thompson Commerce Center, 201 W. Washington Ave., Madison, Jean MacCubbin, jmaccubbin@commerce.state.wi.us, 608-266-0955   12. Municipalities choose options for UDC enforcement by Laurence J. Swaziek, S&B UDC Program Manager, 608-267-7701, lswaziek@commece.state.wi.us As mentioned in a December 1999 WBCR article, the 1999 state budget bill included important changes to the enabling statutes for the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code (UDC), the statewide building code for one- and two-family dwellings built since June 1, 1980. (You may review the article on S&B's WebSite, www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-HomePage.html, choose "Publications," then choose "Publications Archives.") Beginning May 1, 2000 the statute change required all municipalities with a population of 2500 or less to formally decide if they wish to enforce the UDC. The municipalities have five options: 1. Adopt an ordinance to begin local enforcement of the UDC;
2. Delegate enforcement to their county, if the county is willing to accept it;
3. Shift enforcement to their county if there is already a county-wide UDC enforcement program (currently Adams, Chippewa and Eau Claire counties);
4. Take no action - which allows the Safety and Buildings Division to enforce the UDC for new homes in the municipality; or
5. Adopt a resolution declining any UDC enforcement. In February of this year, S&B mailed a survey to 1380 municipalities with a population of 2500 or less, asking them to tell us which of the five choices they elected. The surveys were sent to municipalities which, according to S&B records, had not previously voluntarily adopted the UDC by ordinance. S&B also sent a mailing to county officials to inform them of what was taking place. Because a couple of the options available to municipalities involved working with the counties, we felt S&B should communicate with the counties. The municipalities were required to respond to S&B by July 1, 2000. As of July 10, 2000, 992 municipalities responded. 123 chose option one, 18 chose option two, one chose option three, 93 chose option four, and 757 chose option five. By the time you read this article you should be able to access the S&B WebSite to view the list of all municipalities and find out what option each municipality selected. You can access that data from the S&B Home Page address mentioned to the left. Note that only 992 of 1380 expected responses were received in the S&B office by July 10. Our records will be updated periodically, as S&B receives the remaining responses. If S&B does not receive a response from a municipality, we will assume that municipality has chosen the option of having us enforce the UDC in that municipality (number four). If enforcement is neither chosen nor declined, S&B will have authority to enforce the UDC in that municipality. S&B plans to either directly contract enforcement with state-certified independent inspectors, or have the home owners/contractors deal privately with a state-certified independent inspectors. Inspection activity for either approach would likely be effective around the beginning of 2001. If the state contract approach is used by S&B, there would be a bidding process, beginning in the next several months. If the private arrangement approach is used, there would be a credentialing process set up, also beginning in the next several months. I think there will be an increased demand for building inspectors by municipalities and by the state through S&B's contracting and credentialing program for inspector services. Because of the travel distances in rural areas, it seems to me many of these newly-hired inspectors will need to be certified in all four UDC categories - construction, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing. There are possible conflict of interest limitations for certified inspectors who also design or build. UDC inspector certification is by examination. Anyone interested in certifications can contact S&B's Credentialing Unit, 608-261-8500, madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us, for information, or to register for exams. S&B is working with the state's vocational-technical college system and the University of Wisconsin to offer training for new inspectors and for building contractors. Contact your local vocational-technical college or S&B's Credentialing Unit, 608-261-8500, madisoncred@commerce.state.wi.us, to get current information. S&B has a list of veteran inspectors and building inspection departments that are willing to mentor new inspectors by allowing them to observe plan review and inspection activities. For further information, please contact Tom Kasper, 608-267-7586, tkasper@commerce.state.wi.us.   13. There are two important dates approaching, involving fee changes and submittals for review: - On September 1, 2000 a code revision package will go into effect changing some of the fees charged for Safety and Buildings Division services. New application forms will be available from S&B offices or on the S&B WebSite Home Page, www.commerce .state.wi.us/SB/SB-HomePage.html. Choose "Forms." The code changes were noted in the June 2000 WBCR and were thoroughly described in the December 1999 WBCR. Those editions are available on the Home Page, choose "Publications," then choose "Publications Archives." The draft code change package is available for now via a link off the Home Page, choose "Codes Changes," chose "Comm 2, 5." When the code changes are officially published and printed, they can be accessed from the Home Page via "Codes." Codes may be purchased from Document Sales, 608-266-3358, or 800-362-7253, for credit card purchases. - On October 1, 2000 a code change package relating to plan review submittals will go into effect. It had previously been expected the effective date would be sooner, but the later date will be governed by official publishing and printing schedules. The change package was discussed in the May and June 2000 WBCRs. Those editions are available on the WebSite as mentioned above, and the draft package is also available via the path mentioned above, choose "Comm 2, 3, 20, 50-64, 66, 70, 75, 77, 90." When the code changes are officially published and printed, they can be accessed from the Home Page via "Codes."   14. Fire protection submitters will need to consider their planning With the beginning of fire protection plan review by the Safety and Buildings Division and some agents during Winter 2000, plan submitters will need to consider their preparation of plan packages. Some designers tend to put off fire protection plans when they are pushed for time on a project. Now, they'll have to assure themselves enough lead-in time to get the fire protection plans reviewed before installation. They will need detailed plans, specifically what the contractors will install, not preliminaries. Building plan reviews will not be held because the fire protection plans have not been submitted, but the fire protection systems cannot be installed until approved. The protection features and systems that will be reviewed were discussed in the June 2000 WBCR. That edition is available on the S&B Home Page www.commerce.state.wi.us/SB/SB-HomePage .html, choose "Publications," then choose "Publications Archives." For more information, contact Fire Protection Plan Reviewers Bill Sullivan, 608-266-9643, wsullivan@commerce.state.wi.us, or Keith Glaunert, 608-267-7935, kglaunert@commerce.state.wi.us.   15. Two free NFPA classes The Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs' Association and the Wisconsin Fire Inspectors' Association invite fire chiefs and fire inspectors to two free training sessions on application and use of NFPA 1 and 101. The sessions will be at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 10, 2000 at the Ramada Inn, 201 N. Seventeenth Avenue, Wausau. Contact Chief Gregg Cleveland, Marshfield Fire and Rescue Department, 715-384-5087, gregg@ci.marshfield.wi.us.   16. Two NFSA sprinkler classes in September The National Fire Protection Association offers two fire sprinkler courses in September in cooperation with the two Wisconsin fire departments. A two-day "Fire Sprinkler Plan Review and Inspection Seminar" will be September 19 and 20 at the Brookfield Fire Department. The course is approved by the Safety and Building Division for 14 credit hours for Commercial Building Inspectors. There is a fee. For more information, contact the NFSA, telephone 914-878-4207. There will be a "Residential - Homes to High Rises" class September 21, 2000 at the Greenfield Fire Department. It is approved for seven credit hours for Commercial Building Inspectors. There is a fee. For more information, contact the NFSA, telephone 914-878-4207, email seminars@nfsa.org.   17. If you want to plan for future NFPA education ... The Safety and Buildings Division will be working with the National Fire Protection Association to provide two courses for code officials in February and March of 2001. The fee will be $50 per person for the eight-hour course. One class will cover the 1999 edition of NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm Code, and will include training about the interface between the 1999 edition of NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code, and NFPA 72. The other class will be on the 2000 edition of NFPA 30, the Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code. Both courses will be taught by consulting engineers from NFPA. 2001 dates are: NFPA 30 - March 13 in Wausau and March 15 in Madison; NFPA 72 - February 6 Madison and February 8 in Wausau. More information will be provided in the WBCR next fall and on the S&B WebSite under the Fire Safety Program page.

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