Pictured, left to right, International Code Council Government Relations Regional Manager William Nash, ICC Board of Directors President Alex Olszowy, ICC State and Local Government Relations Vice President Dorothy Harris, ICC Chief Executive Officer Dominic Sims, and ICC Board of Directors Member Robert Drexler during the Region VI Tour Chapter stop and town hall meeting at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, on Aug. 8.

Region VI tour visits the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

An ICC contingent, including Board of Directors President Alex Olszowy, Board Director and Region VI Director Robert Drexler, and Chief Executive Officer Dominic Sims, attended a town hall meeting at the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Aug. 8. Olszowy and Sims updated regional, state and local ICC Chapter Members and stakeholders on organizational initiatives and activities and addressed important issues related to the building safety and fire prevention industry.

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ICC Board of Directors applications deadline approaches.

Applications, letters of interest and other related information for individuals to serve on the 2016-2017 ICC Board of Directors will be accepted until Wednesday, Aug. 17. Elections to the ICC Board will be held Oct. 17 during the Annual Business Meeting at the 2016 Annual Conference in Kansas City, Mo.

Meet the companies that are changing the future.

ICC's Building Safety & Design Expo — to be held Oct. 16-17 at the Kansas City Convention Center — is the perfect venue for code officials and other building safety and design professionals to learn about the best new technologies that are helping to build safer and more resilient communities.

Deadline to validate voters is Sept. 19.

ICC Primary Representatives must validate their Governmental Member Voting Representatives by Sept. 19 to vote at the 2016 Annual Business Meeting, Group B Public Comment Hearings, or the online Governmental Consensus Vote that follows the hearings. The Electronic Voter Validation site will remain open through Sept. 19. Questions can be emailed to ICC Membership Services (members@iccsafe.org) or call 888-ICC-SAFE (422-7233), ext. 33804.

Don't miss weighing in on IBC Section 1203.1.

A proposed committee interpretation to Section 1203.1 (Ventilation—General) of the 2015 International Building Code (IBC) — regarding natural ventilation of buildings in accordance with Section 1203.4, or mechanical ventilation in accordance with the International Mechanical Code — is posted for ICC Membership review and comment until August 12.

New ICC CodeNotes now available.

In its ongoing committment to provide its members informative code support documents, the PMG Official Membership Council released a free downloadable copy of CodeNotes featuring the 2015 ISPSC Residential Swimming Pool and Spa Permit & Plan Guidelines.

Customized codes make their debut in South Carolina.

For the first time, ICC has released a customized set of codes for the Palmetto State. Based on the 2015 International Codes, the 2015 South Carolina Codes include integrated amendments where applicable as adopted by the state. The codes for building, residential, fire, existing building, plumbing, mechanical and fuel gas are available now.

ICC-ES seeks to fill openings on the PMG Listing Committee.

The ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) is seeking to fill openings on the ICC-ES PMG Listing Committee, for the term starting November 1, 2016, with qualified individuals who will evaluate proposed listing criteria prepared by staff concerning PMG listing products. Applications will be accepted until August 31, 2016.

ICC Senior Staff Engineer Beth Tubbs (front, center) at the Inter-Jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee meeting in Oslo, Norway.

ICC meets with global building safety leaders.

ICC Senior Staff Engineer Beth Tubbs attended a meeting of the Inter-Jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee (IRCC) in Oslo, Norway, in an international exchange of ideas on how to deal with emerging issues affecting building regulations such as resiliency, sustainability, existing buildings, refugee housing and accessibility.

The IRCC consists of international members from the regulatory drafting bodies of 14 represented countries focused upon the development of performance-based building regulatory systems. ICC has participated at some level with the IRCC for 20 years, and plans to continue as it is an excellent resource to understand the bigger picture of building regulations.

Get answers to your residential code questions.

Have questions related to residential building, mechanical, plumbing and electrical inspections in accordance with the 2015 International Building Code and International Residential Code? Get them answered at the popular Residential Inspection Institute, being held Sept. 19-23 in Birmingham, Ala.

Code essentials of atriums.

Requirements for atriums were introduced into the codes in the early 1980s, and are typically an opening between three or more stories of a building. Building designers wanted to have floors open to each other over several stories. Atriums create challenges similar to high rises in that it is difficult for fire fighters to control fires within them. Therefore, smoke control is an important aspect of an atrium design.

Easily search for Preferred Education Providers.

Find training easily and earn CEUs for your ICC Certification renewal with improved functionality on the Preferred Provider website. You can filter by Preferred Provider and specialty, and improved search features mean you can easily find online or in-person training, or courses in your city or state. Review the offerings of more than 200 education providers now.

Number of ICC Master Code Professionals continues to grow.

The achievement of the Master Code Professional (MCP) designation from the International Code Council is the highest level of ICC certification and has become the gold standard for demonstrating proficiency in the building and fire safety profession. Currently, there are more than 800 MCP professionals worldwide, and their achievements are a benefit to the code enforcement profession, as well as their communities.

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