Oregon Residential Specialty Code Adoption

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2023 Oregon Residential Specialty Code (ORSC)
Administrative provisions (Chapter 1):
Chapter 1 provisions
Effective and mandatory Oct. 1, 2023
Construction provisions (Chapters 2 - 44 and appendices):
Effective Oct. 1, 2023 with *six-month phase-in period
Mandatory April 1, 2024
Based on 2021 International Residential Code (IRC)
Summary of amendments and changes NEW
*During the phase-in period, use of the 2021 ORSC or the 2023 ORSC is permitted.
The integrated codebook is going through the publishing process and will be available soon.

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New Wildfire Hazard Mitigation training video

This training video covers construction standards and material compliance requirements from the latest iteration of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code, the 2023 ORSC, regarding wildfire hazard mitigation or home-hardening.

The objective for this training is to identify the appropriate construction standards required in areas of our state where the wildfire hazard mitigation provisions of the 2023 ORSC are applicable.

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Oregon Residential Specialty Code Adoption

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New Wildfire Hazard Mitigation training video

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