Archived Breaking News

Archived breaking news

Thank you so much to those who have already donated in honor of our 20th Anniversary!! We are celebrating all year so it's never too late to donate and it's tax deductible.

If you would like to make a donation by mail you can make your check payable to:

Morris Habitat for Humanity
274 South Salem St, Suite 100
Randolph, NJ 0786974

Congratulations to Tricia Murch on receiving the Roz Bosserdet Building Safety Conference Scholarship to attend this year's Annual Building Safety Conference.

Electronic Signature and Seals for NJ Engineers...Additional Clarification from DCA (Posted 2/24/16)

Electronic Signature and Seals for NJ Engineers now accepted effective Nov. 16, 2015. (posted 1/21/16)

CONGRATULATIONS to Joseph Haggerty of Bedminster Township, Joe is the 2016 recipient of the 21st Annual Susan H. McLaughlin Technical Assistant of the Year Award that will be presented May 5th in Atlantic City. (POSTED 3/28/16)

ICC Building Safety Journal Article "Folsom, Calif., Permit Tech is a Cure for
the Building Permit Blues" A wonderful article about Michelle Menszer, Permit Technician in Folsom, CA. and how many of us stumble, fall and accidentally ended up in the Building Department. Congratulations Michelle!

Municipal Procedures Manual Updated July 2015:
Part I
Part II
(posted 1/21/16)

2016 Spring Semester Technical Assistant Certification Classes

Spring 2016 Continuing Education Seminars (posted 2/11/16)
Please click the links below for the new Spring 2016 semester of continuing education seminars for Uniform Construction Code and Hotel/Multiple Dwelling inspectors, officials and technical assistants as well as for RCMT’s, special inspectors and design professionals. Please email education.unit@dca.nj.gov or call our offices at (609) 984-7820 to register.

Please save the date- the 35th Annual Building Safety Conference of New Jersey is May 4, 5 and 6th at Bally’s Atlantic City. The brochure should be ready in about 2 weeks.

http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/codes/forms/pdf_licensing/ucc_spring_brochure.pdf
http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/codes/forms/pdf_licensing/directions.pdf

CONGRATULATIONS to Debbie Hodgson of Southampton Township. Debbie is the 2016 recipient of the Roz Bosserdet Building Safety Scholarship! (POSTED 3/28/16)

9th Annual Gift Card Collection for the Atlantic County Women's Shelter...Click Here for more information! (posted 2/24/16)

2016 Roz Bosserdet Building Safety Conference Scholarship Applications are available click here.
Deadline to apply is March 23, 2016 (posted 2/24/16)

Congratulations!!! We earned $110.87 from our Pampered Chef fundraiser. Thank you so very much to those who participated, we truly appreciate your support. Leslie is sending me a gift that we will do a drawing for at our next meeting, those who placed an order will be entered.

Construction Code Communicator Summer 2015 (posted 11/9/15)

Notice of Correction to 2015 IBC NJ Edition (posted 11/9/15)

Adoption of the 2015 International Codes and the 2014 National Electrical Code
Good news! The Governor’s Office has approved publication of the Notice of Adoption. The Notice will appear in the September 8 edition of the New Jersey Register. The six month grace period, as provided at NJAC 5:23-1.6, will extend until March 8, 2016.

Rule Proposal - Fees for large, open volume buildings

The proposal will appear in the November 16 issue of the New Jersey Register and the public comment period will extend until January 15, 2016. Click here for more details. (Posted 10/5/15)

Congratulations PermitTechNation!!!

A new national permit technician chapter has officially organized. Permit Techs from throughout the US have worked together with one goal in mind. A chapter which would represent, not only the current Permit Tech Chapters, but also, those individuals in states which do not have an organized and active PT chapter.

They have approved a set of By-Laws for the new organization and are currently determining which state to incorporate in and they are also looking into a non-profit status. With the acquisition of their federal tax id # they are now able to forward membership applications. The membership applications are designed for individuals, chapters or other organizations. Monies collected will go towards promoting permit technicians across the country.

Finally, once they have met the member criteria for ICC they can apply for chapter status. In the meantime, at the upcoming 2015 ICC ABM they are going make a presentation to the ICC Board of Directors, explaining who they are, what they are and why they will be good for ICC.

Join now...for a limited time and for this inaugural year only, if you join by October 15, 2015 your 2016 membership will also be included!! Click here for application

FOOTBALL MANIA IS UNDERWAY!! Help NJATA raise funds to provide training and materials for the ICC Permit Technician Exam by supporting our Football Mania Fundraiser. Tickets are $20 and cover the whole 17 week football season. Contact Debbie Simone for tickets or more information.

Game cards have 17 chances to win a prize... a new chance in each of the 17 weeks of the sweepstakes! Every week, the 8 highest scoring game cards, and the 3 lowest scoring cards, all win prizes. In addition, two grand prizes are awarded at the end of the season. There are 4,960 unique game cards, each of which has a minimum 1 in 26.7 chance to win a prize during the season. Click here for information about Football Mania.

Proposal to add Overtime Fees to Municipal Fee Schedule. DCA is looking for feedback on this issue. Please respond to Linda Aiello laiello@westwoodnj.gov with any comments and she will send everything to Amy Frank. (posted 5/18/15)

MAY IS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH -PROMOTE BUILDING SAFETY (posted 5/1/15)

Code Communicator Fall/Winter 2014

A ROAD MAP TO RESOLUTION-REPORT OF THE NJ PENSION & HEALTH BENEFIT STUDY COMMISSION (posted 2/26/15)

RULE ADOPTIONS - ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE INSTALLATION/REPLACEMENT OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT; PLAN REVIEW AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; SCHOOL PROJECT PLAN REVIEW; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; AND CERTIFICATION OF SPECIAL INSPECTORS (posted 2/26/15)

2015 NJ BUILDING SAFETY CONFERENCE MAY 6-8 AT BALLY'S IN ATLANTIC CITY (posted 2/17/15)

2015 ROZ BOSSERDET BUILDING SAFETY CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (posted 2/17/15)

Pictures from the BCIT Board of Education presentation by NJATA

NJATA RESOLUTION 2015-001

BURLINGTON COUNTY TIMES ARTICLE ON THE BCIT STUDENTS WHO REDEVELOPED THE NJATA WEBSITE (POSTED 2/3/15)

IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION OF SINGLE FAMILY EXEMPTION UNDER SOIL CONSERVATION & SEDIMENT CONTROL ACT (POSTED 1/14/15)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING CHANGE TO HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION EXPIRATION DATE (POSTED 1/14/15)