Annual Banquet & Reception — Wednesday, Oct. 2 Green Honored with Code Council's Prestigious Bobby J. Fowler Award   Code Council Board of Directors outgoing President Ronald Piester (left) presents the prestigious Bobby J. Fowler Award to Henry Green, president of the National Institute of Building Sciences, former ICC and BOCA Board President and a former executive director of the Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes.   The Code Council's most prestigious award is the Bobby J. Fowler Award, honoring the memory of the first chairman of the International Code Council Board of Directors. It is presented to an individual whose contributions to the building safety industry advance the Code Council's goals to achieve a safer built environment. The 2013 Bobby J. Fowler Award was presented to Henry Green, president of the National Institute of Building Sciences, former ICC and BOCA Board President and a former executive director of the Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes. He is an honorary AIA member and an honorary ICC Member in recognition of his decades-long career in building sciences and building safety. Green has spent his career supporting the values that are embraced by the International Code Council and continues to be a champion for the promulgation and enforcement of building safety regulations. He is known for his consensus-building skills, executive leadership and management abilities. At the National Institute of Building Sciences, Green performs the kind of work that has distinguished him as a champion of the building industry. "We have more to do and collectively, we can get there," Green said. "Winning this award for me just places me in a group of leaders that have preceded me, that are exemplified of the kind of goals and efforts that every member of this organization should strives to achieve... greatness. We should be great in our communities, we should be great in our states, we should be great in this country in terms of making it safe."

AIA Presidential Citation Recognizes Code Council's 10th Anniversary as a Consolidated Organization   American Institute of Architects President Mickey Jacob (second from right) presents Code Council Board of Directors outgoing President Ronald Piester (second from left), incoming President Stephen D. Jones (left) and CEO Dominic Sims (right) an AIA Presidential Citation recognizing ICC's 10th anniversary as a consolidated organization.   American Institute of Architects (AIA) President Mickey Jacob, FAIA, presented Code Council Board of Directors outgoing President Ronald Piester, incoming President Stephen D. Jones and CEO Dominic Sims an AIA Presidential Citation recognizing ICC's 10th anniversary as a consolidated organization during Wednesday night's Annual Banquet. AIA is a Founding Strategic Partner of the Code Council and Jacob called on the two organizations to continue working together to build safer communities. "As we celebrate—rightly so—the achievement of the ICC in reshaping the code development and regulatory process, we're challenged as never before," Jacob said. "We're challenged to focus our work on the unpredictable dynamic unleashed by climate change. More than ever, the people who live in the communities we design and build cannot trust that the one hundred year event will indeed come only once in a hundred years." Jacob noted AIA's and ICC's collaboration on the International Green Construction Code—the nation's first green code that responded to the need to foster a more sustainable built environment—and pledged his organization's continued support of the Code Council. "How will the future work of the ICC advocate for a built environment that fosters public health?" Jacob asked. "How will we respond to rising seas, more frequent storms, and changing patterns of precipitation? "I don't know the answers to these questions; what I do know is they're real," Jacob continued. "I also know our chances of addressing them are increased because the AIA is working in collaboration with the ICC. This gives me an optimistic outlook for a future of choice rather than chance. "This is worth advocating for here in Atlantic City and beyond. It's also worth celebrating."

Master of Ceremonies John Terry opens the 2013 Annual Banquet.	Sheila Blake, Assistant Director, City of Houston Code Enforcement and Vice-Chair of the Major Jurisdiction Steering Committee, leads the Pledge of Allegiance.	Code Council CEO Dominic Sims speaks on the importance of ICC Members during the Annual Banquet.
AIA President Mickey Jacobs presents a special AIA Presidential Citation to the ICC in recognition of a decade of progress.	John Flanigan, Past President of the New York State Building Officials Conference, offers the blessing and invocation.	Speaker/comedian Dan Wilson provides a steady flow of laughs as the evening's entertainment.
2013 Host Chapter Committee Chair and NJBOA President James Zaconie presents a plaque of appreciation to Code Council Board of Directors President Ronald Piester.	NIBS President Henry Green addresses the audience after receiving the Bob Fowler award.	Code Council Board of Directors President Ronald Piester presented the ICC Presidents Award to ICC General Analyst Tracey Massey.

Code Council Board Director Jim Brown and fellow Wyoming Members present a specialized, custom-made plaque commemorating ICC's 10-year anniversary to Board President Ron Piester.	Code Council Board of Directors President Ron Piester gives his final remarks as President.	Code Council Board of Directors President Ron Piester presents a plaque of appreciation to outgoing Immediate Past President Bill Dupler.
Code Council Board of Directors President Ron Piester swears in the new board officers and directors.	Code Council Board of Directors Immediate Past President Ron Piester and new President Stephen Jones participate in the traditional gavel exchange.	Code Council Board of Directors President Stephen Jones gives his inaugural remarks as the new President.