The purpose of building safety and fire prevention codes
is to establish minimum requirements necessary to protect
public health, safety and welfare in the built environment.
Model codes provide protection from tragedy caused by fire,
structural collapse and general deterioration.
The International Codes, or I-Codes, published by the International
Code Council, provide minimum safeguards for people at home,
at school and in the workplace. The I-Codes are a complete
set of comprehensive, coordinated building safety and fire
prevention codes. Legislative bodies are not obligated to
adopt model building safety or fire prevention codes, and
may write their own code or portions of a code. A model code
has no legal standing until it is adopted as law by a legislative
body (state legislature, county board, city council, etc.)
Most U.S. cities, counties and states choose I-Codes developed
by the International Code Council.
The Newsroom offers a number of resources:
The ICC
Fact Sheet - explains what the International Code Council
does, its membership, the services the organization provides,
the history of building codes, how codes are developed and
more.
International Code Council
News Releases - announce new ICC programs and products,
address important public safety issues, and promote activities
of the organization.
News Archives - contain
news releases from years past.
About ICC - view the Board of
Directors, bylaws and policies, logo usage requirements of
the organization.
