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2012 Budget Speaks to Renewed Approach to Customer Service

The ICC Board of Directors adopted the 2012 Code Council budget during its Winter Meeting that speaks to the Code Council's renewed and reinvigorated approach to customer service, as it celebrates the Year of the Member. As with any budget and with the weakness of the economy the scale of initiatives are subject to financial performance. Click here to read more.

Survey Results Show Satisfaction
with ICC Membership

ICC thanks the nearly 4,000 Members who responded to its recent Member Survey, which has provided excellent feedback on Members' opinions and perceptions. The survey found that a strong majority of Members are satisfied with their ICC membership (80%), they rate the service they receive as good or excellent (84%), and they support or are neutral on the associations' strategic direction (86%). Keep an eye out for additional survey results in the near future.

2011: The Year in Perspective

The launch of the Year of the Member campaign, Membership Councils and the Codes & Standards Discussion Forum are among the highlights of 2011 that will contribute to the continuous improvement of ICC and its initiatives to best serve Members, Chapters and other customers.

Click here for some of ICC's news and highlights in 2011.

Code Change Proposal Forms Available on ICC Website

Forms for public proposals to code changes to the International Codes during the 2012/2013 Code Development Cycle are available for download. The closing date to submit changes is January 3, 2012, for the Group A Codes. The closing date for the Group B Codes is January 3, 2013. Click to continue.

ICC Adopts Model Building Code Training for High School Students

The Code Council is supporting the nationwide expansion of a pilot program to prepare high school students for careers in code enforcement and the construction industry.
 
  Development Review Specialist Named Town Employee of the Year
Debby Morakis (left), a development review specialist with the Planning, Zoning and Building Department of Palm Beach, was named the 2011 Town Employee of the Year. She was presented with an engraved plaque, a check for $3,500 and a toy version of the truck she commutes to work in.

Morakis, who has worked with the Planning, Zoning and Building Department for 13 years, was nominated for the award by her boss, John Page. "I can always count on her," Page said. "As a manager, you would like to have a bunch of people like Debby working for you—she works hard, does it right and doesn't complain. She really deserves this recognition. She is great with customers and is also a real team player."
  2012/2013 Code Change Cycle Information Posted Online
Group A and Group B Committee Responsibilities Posted Online
2011 Final Action Hearing Results Posted
ICC Accepting Applications for Exam Development Committee Members
Sample the New Benefit for ICC Members—Codes and Standards News
State Building Code Administrator | Richmond, Virginia
Manager-Codes and Standards | Chicago, Illinois
Building Inspector | Hutchinson, Kansas
Structural Plan Review and Inspections | East Palo Alto, California
Building Construction Inspector | Clearwater, Florida
Announcing VISION House in INNOVENTIONS at Epcot
Green Construction Workers May Face Additional Safety Risks
Experts to Alert Construction Professionals to the Risks of Building Green
Analysis: Think Green during the Construction Stage...Not After
Zero-Energy Construction Crosses the Ocean
AIA Releases Report on Stalled Construction Projects
FEMA Webinar Details Reducing Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation on Death of Hal Bruno
Committee Approves Bill to Mitigate Wind and Earthquake Hazards
$12M Market Invests in Fire Prevention
  2010 Florida Codes Update ADA Requirements, Energy Provisions
New Cherokee Village, Arkansas, Ordinance Makes Landowners Accountable
Minnesota Begins Process to Update Construction Codes
  Investigation on Unlicensed Plumbing Contractors Working Illegally in Indiana
  Cape Officials High on Customer Advocate Program
  Tuscaloosa Forward Releases Draft of Rebuilding Plan
How Prepared Is Your Community for Wildfire?
The End of the Hurricane Season…But Not the Need to Be Prepared
 
 
 
  Conference Group Photos Available for Download
From Alabama to Wyoming, and all those states in between, photographs of delegates taken during the 2011 Annual Conference in Phoenix are now available online. Also included are international delegations from Australia, Canada, Japan and the Cayman Islands, as well as the Code Council's Master Code Professionals and Honorary Members.

Visit the Chapter information webpage.
 
  Government Relations Highlights — December
The Code Council Government Relations (GR) department has been busy over the past month. In addition to hosting the GR Forum, several Cracker Barrel tables, staffing three membership councils, and the Major Jurisdictions Committee in Phoenix, read the GRapevine for more highlights.
 
  ICC's IgCC Aims to Make Saving Water and Energy Easy
The International Code Council finalized the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) and is readying it for publication by Spring of 2012. The code includes many water- and energy-saving features that will be familiar with anyone who has followed other green codes, standards and programs. It also has provisions intended to make the code simple to follow without performing calculations.
 
  ICC-ES PMG First to Receive City of L.A. Recognition under New Guidelines
The city of Los Angeles approved the ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas (PMG) Listing Program as the first certification agency recognized under its new guidelines (reference number LAMC 98.502).
ICC-ES Expands Resources for Applicants
ICC-ES PMG Receives Transitional Approval to Certify Weather-Based Irrigation Controllers
 
  Greensboro First NC City to Achieve IAS Building Department Accreditation
The City of Greensboro, North Carolina, Development Services Division is the first jurisdiction in the state to achieve accreditation of its building department by the International Accreditation Service (IAS). A subsidiary of the International Code Council, IAS provides an independent assessment and verification that the department is operating at the highest legal, ethical, and technical standards. Click to continue.
 
  Code of Honor Scholarship Winner: Networking Key to Expanding Horizons
To say that Valarie Loper was excited at the prospect of attending the International Code Council's Annual Conference this year in Phoenix was an understatement. Loper, Combination Inspector for the City of North Las Vegas and soon-to-be first vice president of the ICC’s Southern Nevada Chapter, noticed the Code Council Foundation again was offering Code of Honor Scholarships. As badly as she wanted to attend the Annual Conference, she didn’t want to impose on her Chapter, suffering like most through several years of a harsh economy. Click to continue.
 
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