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On The Level - January 2023 Edition

January 18, 2023

Articles in the January 2023 edition of TDLR On The Level include:

  • Legislative Update
  • Code Enforcement Officer Program Undergoing 4-Year Review
  • Honoring Faye Williams For Her Tireless Work To Advance Code Enforcement Officer Education In Texas
  • TDLR Evaluating Use Of Third Party Inspectors For Mold Program

New! Order IHB Labels and Decals Online

November 18, 2021

Certified Industrialized Housing and Building (IHB) manufacturers can now place secure online ordersfor most decals and insignias using credit cards and eCheck (ACH). Online transactions are assessed a processing fee of $2.00 per order for electronic checks or 2.25 percent of the total order for credit card transactions.

Your order will be processed as soon as possible after we receive it. 

  • If you order 10 labels or less, we will send your order via U.S. Postal Service regular mail unless you email a pre-paid shipping label to IHBTech@tdlr.texas.gov.
  • If you order 11 or more labels, you must email a prepaid shipping label from a delivery service such as USPS, FedEx or UPS to IHBTech@tdlr.texas.gov.

Be sure to include the Manufacturer Name, IHM Certification Number, and the Trace Numberfrom your receipt with the shipping label.

Manufacturers can still place orders via mail with a check or money order.

Questions about the online payment process can also be sent to IHBTech@tdlr.texas.gov.

Commission Re-Adopts Rules

August 4, 2021

At its meeting held July 6, 2021, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted the rule reviewof 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 70, Industrialized Housing and Buildings, effective July 15, 2021.

The rule review adoption was published in the July 30, 2021 issue of the Texas Register(46 TexReg 4701).

TDLR encourages all persons interested in the Industrialized Housing and Buildings program to review the rule review adoption.

Remote Video Inspections of Industrialized Housing and Buildings

April 24, 2020

The Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings (IHB) Program has developed procedures for “Remote Video Inspections” (RVI)that may be used in lieu of the regular in-plant inspection procedures for the in-plant inspections required by Rule 70.72of the rules governing the IHB Program. These procedures shall only be in effect as required to aid in the COVID-19 disaster proclamation. Use of these procedures after the emergency has passed will require approval of the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council.

Section 1.2.1 of these procedures allows the use of secure electronic/video methods as approved by the IHB Program. Currently those methods include Skype and Microsoft Teams. Other methods may be added in the near future.

TDLR Adopts Amendments to Administrative Rules

March 10, 2020

The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted amendments to the Industrialized Housing and Buildings program rules(16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, §§70.22-70.25, 70.30, 70.60, 70.70, 70.73, and 70.101). The adopted amendments implement House Bill (HB) 1385 and HB 2546, 86thLegislature, Regular Session (2019) and make clean-up and clarification changes.

The adoption justificationwas published in the March 6, 2020, issue of the Texas Register(45 TexReg 1674). The updated rule chapter will be made available upon its effective date of March 15, 2020.

Consumer Complaints

Industrialized Builders are required to present the purchaser of an industrialized house information regarding the limits for filing consumer complaints on industrialized housing and a copy of the final on-site inspection report as defined in 70.10(a)of the administrative rules. TDLR developed a form to help industrialized builders comply with the new administrative rule requirements. Download Consumer Notice, form IHB600. Industrialized builders are not required to use this form, but they are required to notify and provide the consumer specific documents and information in accordance with 70.78(c)of the rules governing industrialized housing and buildings.

Technical Bulletin Concerning Duct Testing in Residential Occupancies

Technical Bulletin #IHB TB 12-01, concerning duct testing in residential occupancies, has been revised to clarify that this change affects industrialized buildings that are classified as Group R-2, R-3, and R-4 occupancies as well as one- and two-family dwellings. Download Technical Bulletin #IHB TB 12-01

Modular Buildings Constructed for use of Employees in Oil and Gas Exploration

'Man camp'is the term currently being used in the modular industry to describe buildings constructed for use of employees of companies involved in oil and gas exploration. These are generally transient lodging buildings and related structures such as dining facilities, commercial kitchens, laundry rooms, and recreation buildings. These buildings are generally covered by the IHB law and rules unless they meet the exemptions in §1202.001 through 1202.003. TDLR has prepared a PowerPoint presentation that outlines the requirements of the IHB law and rules as they apply to these buildings. The PowerPoint presentation can be viewed online.The presentation is also available for download as a PDF(963 KB).

Texas Industrialized Building Code Council Meetings

December 8, 2022

The Texas Industrialized Building Code Council met Thursday, December 8 via videoconference. The meeting was archived and is available on TDLR’s YouTube channel. The agenda and staff reports are available online.