Code for the Handicapped, administration of the
Maryland Safety Glazing law, and guidelines for
energy conservation.

The Industrialized Building Code, established by
Chapter 662, Acts of 1971, offers certification
standards for any building, building sub-system, or
component that is manufactured or partially as-
sembled off-site to be used in a Maryland struc-
ture. The intent of the Code is to encourage and
enable expanded industrialized building activity in
the State. Buildings and building sub-system com-
ponents that are certified by the State under this
Code can be used or erected anywhere in Mary-
land, regardless of local building codes, as long as
they comply with local zoning laws. The Codes
Administration also inspects mobile homes offered
for sale in Maryland to help enforce the HUD
standard under the provisions of Article 41, Sec-
tion 266EE-7.

The Model Performance Building Code was
adopted by Chapter 663, Acts of 1971. The basis of
the State's Model Performance Code is the Build-
ing Officials and Code Administrators Internation-
al Basic Building Code (BOCA). It is the intent of
the General Assembly that this code eventually be
adopted throughout the State to allow builders to
adapt their construction practices to a single set of
modern, performance-oriented standards. Provi-
sions to promote energy conservation in building
construction were established by the Legislature in
1981 by adoption of the Maryland Energy Conser-
vation Building Standards Act (Code 1957, Art.
78, sec. 54-1).

The Codes Administration administers the Safe-
ty Glazing law (Chapter 116, Acts of 1973). The
law requires the use of safety glazing in all
hazardous locations (Code 1957, Art. 41, secs.
266GG-1 to 266GG-6).

The Statewide Building Energy Conservation
Standards, adopted in 1978, authorizes the Codes
Administration to develop statewide standards for
energy conservation in new buildings (Article 41,
sec. 257M).

CODE ENFORCEMENT
CERTIFICATION BOARD

Chairperson: Henry P. Wojtanowski

45 Calvert St.
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2701

The Industrialized Building and Mobile Homes
Act of 1971 prescribed that certification and
inspection of industrialized buildings and mobile
homes be done in part by accredited local enforce-

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ment agency personnel. The Act authorized the
Secretary of the Department of Economic and
Community Development to establish a program
of training and accreditation of such personnel
(Chapter 662, Acts of 1971). In order to assist the
Secretary, the Maryland Industrialized Building
and Mobile Homes Code provides for the appoint-
ment of a Code Enforcement Certification Board
by the Secretary.

The Board recommends standards for certifica-
tion of code enforcement personnel, examines and
certifies qualified applicants, reviews qualifications
for certification, and revokes certification where
warranted. The Department maintains a current
list of certified code enforcement officials.

The Board consists of nine members. Three are
certified code enforcement officials and one mem-
ber each is chosen from the following groups and
agencies: licensed architects, registered engineers,
educators, the Department of Economic and Com-
munity Development, the Advisory Commission
on Industrialized Building and Mobile Homes, and
the building industry (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec.
266EE-4).

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON
ENERGY UTILIZATION IN
BUILDINGS

Linda MacDermid, Chairperson

John L. Brunner; Violet Chell; David R. Conover;
Stanley Crain; James R. Novak; Andrew J.
Parker; David Raymer; William W. Reinhardt;
John R. Reisinger; Henry P. Wojtanowski.

45 Calvert St.
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2701

Established in 1978, the Advisory Commission
on Energy Utilization in Buildings makes recom-
mendations to the Secretary of Economic and
Community Development on the promulgation of
statewide energy use guidelines and their applica-
tion (Chapter 332, Acts of 1978).

The Commission is composed of fifteen members
appointed by the Secretary. Members represent the
building code enforcement agencies, architectural
and engineering professions, public utilities, the
commercial construction industry, legislative bod-
ies of local government, and the public.

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON
INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING AND
MOBILE HOMES

Chairperson: Arnold M. Kronstadt