The 2024 International Codes® (I-Codes®) have undergone
substantial formatting changes as part of the digital transformation strategy
of the International Code Council® (ICC®) to improve the user experience. The
changes, promoting a cleaner, more modern look and enhancing readability and
sustainability, include:
- Single
column text format and modernized font styles improves readability
- QR
Codes replace vertical margin sidebars and arrows to identify code changes
more accurately
- Shading
for table headers and notes improves locating tables and applicable notes
- Grouping
of associated content brings tables and figures immediately after the
parent section
- Users
have capability to validate authenticity of their book and register it
with the ICC to receive incentives.
The 2024 IPC® provides minimum regulations for plumbing
facilities and allows for the acceptance of new and innovative products,
materials, and systems. Plumbing and plumbing fixture related accessibility
provisions and requirements from the ICC A117.1 Accessibility Standard are also
included, making the IPC the most comprehensive plumbing code. For the most
current adoptions details go to InternationalCode Adoptions.
Important changes in the 2024 IPC include:
- Provisions
added for support of buried piping beneath building where expansive soil
conditions exist.
- Requirement
added for tracer wire for buried plastic sewer piping.
- Option
added for vacuum testing of DWV piping.
- Plumbing
fixture requirements significantly updated for various Group I
occupancies.
- Exception
added for allowing special locking mechanism for doors to multiple-user
toilet facilities.
- Plastic
pans for gas-fired water heaters required to be tested in accordance with
ASTM E84 or UL 723.
- Showerhead
flow limited to 2.0 gpm with performance complying with high efficiency
requirements.
- Installation
standards added for solvent-cemented plastic piping joints.
- Standards
added for chemical waste piping materials.
