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The main purpose of construction codes is to protect public health, safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of buildings and structures. We would like to inform you that the 2017 construction codes have been updated and are available here.
For more information please contact us.
As of April 20, 2020, all Third-Party Inspection agencies are required to schedule inspections in Accela Mobile Office (AMO) at least one day prior to performing the inspection. Consistent failure to pre-schedule the inspections could be grounds for disciplinary action.
DCRA understands that inspections for permits with manual Notice of Infraction (NOI) authorizations will not be able to be pre-scheduled. Continue to submit these inspection certifications via email to thirdparty@dc.gov.
To simplify the collection and review of the Quarterly Quality Assurance reports, DCRA has developed two online Google forms. One form will collect the information for Third-Party Inspectors and the other will collect the information for Third-Party Plan Reviewers. Each review has to be entered separately.
Inspectors and plan reviewers are required to have three quality-assurance reviews per calendar quarter. The reviews are to be entered into the Google form and your agency will be emailed the submission for your records. The deadlines for the quarterly submissions are December 31, March 31, June 30, September 30.
For Third-Party Plan Reviewers click here.
For Third-Party Inspectors click here.
The new residential energy-conservation code requires ALL new construction and Level 3 alternation projects to have building-leakage testing performed. In addition, the leakage threshold was lowered from 5 air changes per hour (ACH) to 3 ACH. This lower threshold requires significantly more focus and attention to detail, on both the design and install sides.
As we anticipate a drastic increase in the number of tests performed, DCRA has just released professional-certification requirements determining who is qualified to perform building- and duct-leakage testing. Only DCRA-approved professionals are allowed to perform these tests for code compliance.
DCRA provides a Certificate-of-Approval when a project demonstrates code compliance (example below). As code inspectors, it is your responsibility to verify that projects have received approval. Inspectors will not verify compliance to building- or duct-leakage, only that if these tests are required, DCRA approval certificate(s) have been received. The Energy Final Inspection is not approved without these certificates.
More information on the new testing protocol can be found here.
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