Entries by Travis Dawley
BUILDING SAFETY MONTH 2022: This is your chance to raise the profile and educate communities
The special 2022 Building Safety Month website is alive and full of ideas and resources to make your community’s Building Safety Month activities successful and memorable. To support this year’s theme “Safety for All: Building Codes in Action,” nations, municipalities, cities, and territories around the world are encouraged to submit a proclamation on Building Safety […]
2022 Chapter Leadership Academy and training slated for June 13-15 at Broomfield, Colorado
The Chapter Leader Academy will be an in-person event this year, and is scheduled for June 13-15 at the Renaissance Boulder Flatiron Hotel in Broomfield, Colorado. Registration deadline is May 15. Training will be available during the Academy. Complimentary registrations are available for those chapters with completed annual reports. The Academy was established in 2016 […]
Group B’s 2022 Committee Action Hearings are now winding down in Rochester, New York
The 2022 Group B Committee Action Hearings in Rochester, New York, are expected to end April 6. The hearings can be accessed live by clicking here. The 2022 Group B current code development cycle can be seen here. More information about the Group B process, including the Cost Impact Guide for the 2022 Group B […]
April 15 deadline is coming up quickly to submit nominations for the Code Council’s annual
Time is running out to nominate someone for the 2022 ICC awards who deserves to be recognized for their achievements in building safety. If you know a great leader, trailblazer, educator, community helper or other outstanding individual or group — tell us about them! But don’t wait too long because the deadline for submissions is […]
International Code Council issues call for new members of the Professional Development Council
The International Code Council is issuing a call for new members of the Professional Development Council (PDC). If you are interested in having a say in the governance of the Code Council Certification exams and/or Education programs, the application closing date is April 29. If you have additional questions about the duties and responsibilities of […]
Code Council joins offsite construction industry at the 2022 World of Modular Annual Convention
The Code Council will join modular construction professionals from around the world at this year’s 39th annual World of Modular Convention and Tradeshow hosted by the Modular Building Institute (MBI) on April 25-28. The World of Modular Convention will be at San Antonio, Texas, to provide opportunities to network and attend educational presentations on the […]
FY2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act provisions advance building safety, resilience and sustainability
The Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, bipartisan legislation to fund the U.S. federal government through September 30, 2022, includes several measures that the Code Council championed to support building safety professionals, including: The Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022. The Act provides grants to state, tribal and territorial […]
FEMA is helping state and local jurisdictions understand the savings achieved by using current codes
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working with state and local governments to capture significant benefits provided by up-to-date codes. In a recent study of the losses avoided by the adoption of codes, FEMA found that currently 65 percent of counties, cities and towns across the U.S. have not adopted modern hazard-resistant building codes; […]
Virtual meeting scheduled for 2-5 p.m. Central April 13 to discuss development of ICC 1300 standard
A virtual meeting of the Code Council’s Residential Seismic Assessment and Retrofit Standard Consensus Committee (IS-RSARC) will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, April 13, to discuss the development of the ICC 1300 standard. As an American National Standards Institute accredited standards developing organization, the Code Council is undertaking a project […]