You Can Help Shape the 2012 Codes

Online registration is now open for the ICC Code Development Hearings in Dallas. The hearings will offer safe and sustainable building professionals, and swimming pool and spa builders, an opportunity to help shape the 2012 International Green Construction Code and the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code. This event is an excellent way for building professionals to learn more about the codes, get involved in the code development process, and be heard. Register now.

I-Codes Could Play Major Role in Obama's Better Buildings Initiative

The Code Council expects codes developed by its members to play a major role in any push for greater energy efficiency, including meeting the goals of the newly unveiled "Better Buildings Initiative" introduced recently by President Barack Obama. ICC's codes, adopted and enforced in jurisdictions throughout the United States, address the initiative's focus on improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings across the country. Click to continue.

New DOJ Reviews to Include
2010 ADA Standard

Codes and standards developed by the International Code Council are referenced in the newest federal accessibility regulations. The 2010 ADA Standard references the International Building Code for accessible means of egress requirements. Beginning March 15, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will review construction projects for compliance using either the 1994 ADAAG or 2010 ADA Standard for Accessible Design regulations.

Replicable Buildings Guideline Reduces Costs, Speeds Approvals

The Guideline for Replicable Buildings is the first in a series of Code Council guidelines displaying that replicable buildings—construction plans for structures that have been reviewed and deemed code compliant by a designated expert and accepted by the governing authority—are important to corporations and chains that construct similar or identical buildings across the country. Click to continue.

Learn the Keys Skills of a Successful Disaster Response Inspector

The two-day When Disaster Strikes–An Institute for Disaster Response training event in Orlando, Florida, prepares you to interface with the onsite command structure and become a resource in identifying unsafe buildings and uninhabitable structures. Throughout the interactive course, you can practice key skills and gather practical information and tools that can be used at the disaster site.

Report Urges Action to Reduce Red Tape for Solar PV Permits, Inspections

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