The Virginia Board of Housing and Community Development has convened a stakeholder advisory group to evaluate and provide recommendations for revisions to the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. The group assembled by (DHCD) is being led by Virginia Senator VanValkenburg and includes Fire Code Officials, Architects, Engineers, Urban Planners, Contractors, and other Building Safety Professionals, to evaluate and recommend revisions to the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code to permit Group R-2 occupancies to be served by a single exit, provided that the building has not more than six stories above grade plane.
Virginia Senator VanValkenburg
The bill requires the stakeholder advisory group to submit its findings and recommendations to the Board and to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology no later than December 1, 2024.
Virginia Govenor Glen Youngkin
Earthly Infrastructure® is proud to announce that company founder and Virginia Licensed Contractor Eric S. Cavallo will be serving with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development on the single-stair exit advisory group.
Virginia Commercial Building Contractor Eric S. Cavallo
“Without going into all of the technical details, what I would like for Virginians to know is that Senator VanValkenburg and this advisory group have placed the safety of building occupants and the men and women of our fire service as our number one priority. R-2 buildings with single-stair exits are going to be done as safely as possible here in Virginia.”
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