Dominic Sims, Chief Executive Officer of the International Code Council, has been honored with the 2024 Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award by the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) U.S….
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I’m a Building Safety Professional – Here’s How We Can Best Work Together
The path to a positive working relationship with building safety professionals starts with information, explanation, demonstration and polite discussion.
Bradley Nicholson, Manager of Building Standards for Iredell County in North Carolina, wants contractors and homeowners to know one thing: he does not enjoy failing inspections. “We would much rather…
5 Steps to Advocate for Building Safety in Your Community
To make a difference within your community, we outlined five steps you can take to help make sure the places where we live, work, play and learn are safe.
We all play a significant role in ensuring our homes and communities are constructed and maintained to modern building safety standards. Week 4 of the International Code Council’s Building Safety…
ICC Pulse Podcast: Building Safety as Told by Kids
The ICC Pulse's 50th episode, Building Safety as Told by Kids, features children of Code Council staff exploring building safety in their homes.
The ICC Pulse Podcast offers listeners the inside scoop on the International Code Council and the building safety industry. To celebrate Building Safety Month, the ICC Pulse Podcast episode, Building…
CodeNotes: Cutting, Drilling and Notching
This CodeNotes resource provides limits on the amount and location of bored holes and notches in dimension lumber.
This edition of CodeNotes — Cutting, Drilling and Notching — is based on the 2021 International Residential Code® . Introduction This CodeNotesTM provides an overview of the International Residential Code®…
Things That Keep Building Safety Professionals Up at Night
Outlining a few of the top concerns, and their respective solutions, that building safety professionals would like homeowners and business owners to understand.
From building inspectors to fire marshals, building safety professionals are key in keeping our homes, schools and businesses safe. As the silent defenders of public safety, they work to ensure…
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