2021 International Codes will take effect on January 1, 2026 Last week the Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) reviewed and approved the rule making updating 34 Pa. Code, Part XIV, Chapters 401 and 403 (Pennsylvania UCC).  The effect of this action is the updates to the Uniform Construction Code of Pennsylvania, including the move to the 2021 International Codes

The PA Department of Labor and Industry has not completed the regulatory process required to enforce the 2021 ICC codes. As a result, the previously anticipated enforcement date of July 13, 2025, is no longer valid. We will immediately notify you when we have a new enforcement date.   Based on the required steps still necessary and in combination with publicized meeting dates and statutory timelines,

Mary McClenaghan, AIA, NCARB, Leads First Meeting as President of PA State Architects Licensure Board On Thursday, January 9th, Mary McClenaghan, AIA, NCARB, presided over her inaugural meeting as President of the Pennsylvania State Architects Licensure Board. AIA Pennsylvania’s Director of Legislative Affairs, Amal Mahrouki, attended the meeting and provided an update to the board. Amal highlighted that while Act