Welcome back to our buildCAST conversation with Rich Truitt, Harford County Maryland Deputy Code Official.  In this second half of our conversation we dive deep into the Approved Third-Party Inspection Agency section that has been expanded and better explained in the 2024 IECC. Through Rich’s experience we see again the good, the bad, the ugly, and the potential future of this relationship between jurisdictions and Approved Third-Party Inspection Agencies.Rich Truitt on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-truitt-45068245⁠ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">LinkedIn </a> <a href="ht⁠https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ha/html/hae.html⁠ tps://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ha/html/hae.html">Harford County Maryland</a>RESCheck <a href="⁠https://www.energycodes.gov/rescheck⁠ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Software</a>Example Private company code implementers<a href="⁠https://www.shumscoda.com/⁠ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">SHUMS Coda</a> and Associates <a href="⁠https://safebuilt.com/⁠ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> SAFEbuilt</a>

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