MHA Commentary on IBC Code Change Proposals for 2001 Cycle
9/30/99

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 04:54:34 -0400
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John Crouch ,
Walter Moberg , "Chip Clark" ,
Jim Buckley , Norbert Senf ,
Wayne Terpstra ,
Ben Weathersby , Greg Borchelt ,
Jeff McNear , Paul Tiegs ,
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From: Norbert Senf
Subject: MHA background documents
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Date: September 30, 1999
Attention: IRC Masonry Heater Code Interested Parties
From: Norbert Senf (MHA Secretary)

Re: Background documents

For those of you who are interested in the current building code discussions regarding masonry heaters, or who are planning to attend the Oct 15 meeting at HPA, below please find links to the following background documents:

MHA draft language for IRC

http://www.rumford.com/code/IRC01.html

Current version of ASTM E-1602 with proposed revisions

http://mha-net.org/docs/astmrev.PDF (450 Kb .PDF file)

MHA Position paper

(no color graphics, 59 Kb PDF file):
http://mha-net.org/docs/position2.PDF

(with color graphics, 750 Kb PDF file):
http://mha-net.org/docs/position.PDF

Defining Masonry Heaters - A Discussion Paper

http://mha-net.org/msb/docs/define2.PDF (57 Kb. PDF file)

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:53:00 -0400
From: Michael Van Buren
Reply-To: vanburen@hearthassociation.org
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To: John Crouch ,
Walter Moberg ,
Jim Buckley ,
Norbert Senf ,
Wayne Terpstra ,
Ben Weathersby ,
Greg Borchelt , Jeff McNear ,
Paul Tiegs ,
John LaGamba ,
Heikki Vauhkonen ,
Bill Bradberry ,
Dave Johnston ,
Jim Brewer , frischro@premier1.net,
Jeff Greenwald ,
Todd McClave , Bob Rucker ,
firespaceswmd@email.msn.com, bmarois@sover.net,
Pat Manley , nehearth@bigfoot.com,
clark@bia.org
Subject: Masonry Heater Meeting - Ocotber 15

The Hearth Products Association will be hosting a meeting to discuss the
Masonry Heater section of the International Residential Code (IRC) and
the International Building Code (IBC). The goal of the meeting is to
come up with language for the codes that is agreeable to all parties.

John Crouch and Michael Van Buren will be in attendance.

Below is information about the meeting:

Date: Friday, October 15, 1999

Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Place: Hearth Products Association
1601 N. Kent St., Suite 1001
Arlington, VA 22209

Please bring materials with you, such as any information that would help
to support your viewpoint on particular code changes.

If you know of anyone who would be interested this please forward the
email to them.

Due to the size of our conference room, and RSVP is required. Please
return an email to Michael Van Buren at vanburen@hearthassociation.org.

--
Michael Van Buren, Technical Director
Hearth Products Association
1601 N. Kent St., Suite 1001
Arlington, VA 22209
(P)703-522-0086
(F)703-522-0548
email: vanburen@hearthassociation.org

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