March 12, 2010 | Efforts Combined to Create First Set of Model Codes and Standards for Green Building. ICC and the International Green Construction Codeoriginal Cooperating Sponsors—AIA and ASTM International—have been joined by ASHRAE, USGBC and IES in a first-of-its-kind collaboration to boost critical green building practices across the country.
March 11, 2010 | New Green Code to be Unveiled for Commercial Buildings. Public Version 1.0 of the International Green Construction Code to regulate the construction of new and existing commercial buildings will be announced Monday. To participate by phone in a special briefing beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern, March 15, call 866-609-4868. Questions also can be emailed to IGCC@iccsafe.org.
March 11, 2010 | Puerto Rico focuses on adopting the I-Codes. An ICC team will provide an overview of the 2009 I-Codes to code officials, architects, engineers and others in the Puerto Rican construction and design industries as they move toward establishing their new Construction Codes.
March 10, 2010 | Seismic Provisions needed along the U.S. New Madrid Fault Line. Without question, where building codes exist and are enforced, loss of life and damage to buildings are minimized. Click here to read more.
March 10, 2010 | National ADA Symposium. Code Council accessibility experts Kim Paarlberg and Jay Woodward will be presenters at the National ADA Symposium, June 20-23 in Denver. The symposium is organized by the Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers and brings together a variety of experts on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
March 5, 2010 | Application Process Open for ICC Foundation Code of Honor Scholarship. This scholarship will ensure the I‐Codes continue to reflect the consensus view of officials at all levels of government by providing funding to attend ICC Final Action Hearings. Scholars must be Governmental Member Voting Representatives. Click here to apply.
March 5, 2010 | New Engineering Book Tackles Masonry Structural Design. Masonry Structural Design, a new book for engineers from the International Code Council and McGraw-Hill Professional, discusses basic structural behavior and the design of low-rise, bearing wall buildings.
March 2, 2010 | Code Council “Plunges” into First World Plumbing Day. March 11 has been officially designated World Plumbing Day. Everyone in the building industry knows that plumbers play a huge and critical role to protect public health and safety. Click here to read more.