CONTRACTOR

International Code Council to Highlight Key Role of Building Codes and Standards in Achieving Climate Resilience at COP28

WASHINGTON, DC — The International Code Council, a member of the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), will be presenting at COP28 throughout the two-week event. Held this year ...
The Post-Journal

Lawmakers Probe State’s Role In Building Code Oversight

ALBANY — Inadequate enforcement of building codes has had tragic consequences in New York, with lives of occupants and first responders lost in deadly fires linked to unsafe conditions, according to ...
CONTRACTOR

The International Code Council’s Building Safety Month Strengthens Public Safety and Brings Communities Together

WASHINGTON, DC — The International Code Council’s Building Safety Month begins this month, marking the annual campaign’s 45th anniversary. The mission of Building Safety Month is to increase awareness ...
NPR

Exclusive: Trump administration drops work on stronger building codes for disasters

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...
E&E

Panel to examine FEMA’s role in bolstering building codes

A House panel will hold a hearing this week to evaluate federal efforts to promote building codes that can withstand natural disasters. The Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic ...