Ohio 2008 National Electrical Code adoption is in jeopardy of being rescinded.

The 2008 National Electrical Code will be a topic at the next Ohio Board of Building Standards Meeting scheduled for February 11th, 2008 in Toledo, OH. This meeting is in conjunction with the Ohio Building Officials Association Conference and is scheduled from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm at the Hilton Hotel/Dana Conference Center, Toledo OH.  The Ohio Board of Building Standards confirmed that the Home Builders Association (HBA) has petitioned for a rule change to rescind the 2008 National Electrical Code.   Attached is a portion of the petition which is claiming a 22% price increase for the electrical installation based on a 1747 square foot home. The Ohio Board of Building Standards will be addressing this matter at the joint conference, but will probably refer it to a committee for review. Ultimately it would have to go to a public hearing before they act/vote on it.

I have been on contact with a member of the Ohio Board of Building Standards to dispute this claim by the Home Builders Association, and have requested through the Freedom of Public Information Act a copy of the full petition filed by the Home Builders Association. I have also scheduled time to attend this Meeting on February 11, 2008.

The Ohio Board of Building Standards stated that there will be a time period during this meeting (at the joint conference) that anyone will be allowed to provide public comment and address any matters that may be before the Board. I would suggest that NEMA members may also consider attending this meeting.

This is the first step in the process ultimately it will need to be presented at a public hearing.

Here's the web-site for the upcoming Ohio Building Officials Association Conference: http://www.nwoboa.org/upcoming.html

Here is the web-site for the Ohio Building Officials Association Conference agenda:

http://www.nwoboa.org/docs/PreliminaryConferenceAgenda.pdf

A complete petition is attached (2/15/08)

Contact: Jeffrey A. Fecteau: j.fecteau@insightbb.com

Jeff.Fecteau@nema.org