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The agenda for the summit is now online.

We are hiring! Come work with us! The Department is looking for several individuals to plan, develop, and implement the IHB Program. Duties include performing inspections; reviewing and analyzing plans and inspection reports; monitoring third party providers; providing technical assistance; rendering interpretations/opinions on code; preparing and disseminating administrative and technical materials; and working with Department staff to establish and accomplish section objectives.

All certified manufacturers must provide the department with all documents in the manufacturer’s design package, including a compliance control manual, that have been reviewed and approved by their DRA to the new code editions.

After February 1, 2026, Manufacturers who have not submitted updated documents, including a complete and accurate compliance manual, will once again have a hold placed on their ability to purchase certification labels and manufacture industrialized units for installation in Texas.

On June 17, 2024 a notice was posted on the IHB website and an informative email was sent stating that effective July 1, 2024, all IHB certified manufacturers must comply with the newly adopted codes. The notification also stated that:

Manufacturers who are already certified for Texas will be required to have all documents in the manufacturer’s design package, including their compliance control manual, reviewed and approved to the new code editions with an approval date on or after July 1, 2024… (emphasis added)

Code references in the design package must be to the new code editions. Calculations must reference the new code editions and demonstrate compliance with the new code editions. A design package is defined as the aggregate of all plans, designs, specifications, and documentation required by the rules to be submitted by the manufacturer to the design review agency for compliance review, including the compliance control manual and the on-site construction documentation. 

In consideration of the certified manufacturers who were otherwise in good standing with the department but unaware that a hold would be placed on their ability to construct modular units for Texas and order certification labels for those units, and that their late submittal of required documents would trigger an audit of the submittal, the department is allowing certified manufacturers who have not yet provided the department with a DRA approved manual under the new code cycle, and certified manufacturers who have submitted a DRA approved manual that is currently being audited, until February 1, 2026 to submit a code compliant DRA approved compliance manual to the department. 

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The Texas Industrialized Building Code Council approved the adoption of later editions of the mandatory building codes at their meeting of November 16, 2023. The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted the rules on May 21, 2024.

The effective date of the following codes is July 1, 2024.

Effective July 1, 2024, all industrialized housing and buildings, modules, and modular components shall comply with the following codes, as amended in §70.101 of the IHB Rules:

• International Building Code (IBC), 2021 Edition, including appendices C, F, and K
• International Residential Code (IRC), 2021 Edition, including appendices AG, AH, AK, AP, AQ, and AT
• International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), 2021 Edition
• International Mechanical Code (IMC), 2021 Edition
• International Plumbing Code (IPC), 2021 Edition
• International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), 2015 Edition
• National Electrical Code (NEC), 2020 Edition
• International Existing Building Code (IEBC), 2021 Edition– for alterations of portable industrialized buildings

Amendments to the codes listed above were also adopted with an effective date of July 1, 2024

The code amendments and other information relevant to the adoption of these codes is available online.

Plan approval and construction to new code editions

Manufacturers who are already certified for Texas will be required to have all documents in the manufacturer’s design package, including their compliance control manual, reviewed and approved to the new code editions with an approval date on or after July 1, 2024, unless the manufacturer has elected to transition approval of their documents prior to the effective date in accordance with Department rule 70.70(a)(5)(B). 

Code references in the design package must be to the new code editions. Calculations must reference the new code editions and demonstrate compliance with the new code editions.

A design package is defined as the aggregate of all plans, designs, specifications, and documentation required by the rules to be submitted by the manufacturer to the design review agency for compliance review, including the compliance control manual and the on-site construction documentation. 

All construction begun on or after July 1, 2024, must comply with the new code editions and be constructed in accordance with design packages approved to the new code editions.

Transition to new code editions prior to July 1, 2024

Department rule 70.70(a)(5)(B) allows manufacturers to begin constructing to new mandatory building codes prior to the effective date provided that the manufacturer notifies the Department in writing of the effective date of transition. The manufacturer’s design package and all documents approved on or after the effective transition date shall be to the new editions of the mandatory building codes. Plan approval dates for these documents shall be on or after the effective transition date. All construction begun on or after the effective transition date must comply with the new code editions and be constructed in compliance with design packages approved to the new code editions.

Construction started prior to July 1, 2024

Construction to plans approved to the previously adopted mandatory building codes that began prior to July 1, 2024, or prior to the manufacturer’s effective transition date, must be completed, inspected in the plant by a Texas approved third party inspector, and labeled (TX decal must be permanently attached to the unit) by no later than December 31, 2024, or the unit shall not be eligible for a Texas decal.

Effect of new code edition on the certification process for new manufacturers

Beginning July 1, 2024, manufacturers who are not certified for Texas and who have not yet started the certification inspection process will be required to comply with the new code editions as one of the certification requirements. 

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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 Number from 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.