The International Code Council Foundation (ICCF) is pleased to announce BASF—The Chemical Company as our premier four-week sponsor for Building Safety Month 2010. BASF is involved in virtually every aspect of the technologies and products that support our weekly themes of Building Safety Month:Week 1 | May 1-8 | Energy & Green Building Week
Week 2 | May 9-15 | Disaster Safety & Mitigation Week
Week 3 | May 16-22 | Fire Awareness & Safety Week
Week 4 | May 23-31 | Backyard Safety Week
The ICC Foundation is offering free DVDs of the new Building Safety Month public service announcement starring Danny Lipford (right) to the first 100 members or chapters who request them.In the PSA, Lipford, host and executive producer of the nationally syndicated television show "Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford," delivers an inspiring message about the critical role of code officials and building codes in general. Additionally, downloadable versions will be available after April 5 at www.buildingsafetymonth.org. The new PSA is licensed for use at any television station.
Look for Building Safety Month interviews with Lipford in the April Building Safety Journal Online, where he discusses the importance of building codes and gives advice on Building Safety Month's weekly topics: Energy & Green Building, Disaster Safety & Mitigation, Fire Safety & Awareness, and Backyard Safety.
The ICC Foundation Code of Honor (COH) application database opened March 5-26 to an overwhelming response. All applications are now processed and winners will be announced later this month.
The Code of Honor scholarship program helps ensure that the International Codes continue to reflect the consensus view of officials at all levels of government by providing funding to ICC governmental voting representatives seeking to attend Final Action Hearings. Scholarship categories vary from Emerging Leader to Veteran Leader and include a dedicated "First-time Attendee" award category.
The first round of 2010 scholars will receive support to attend the 2010 Final Action Hearings May 14-23 in Dallas. The application database will reopen later this summer for those applying for scholarships to attend the second round of code hearings October 28-November 1 in Charlotte.