Representatives from the 2006
Chapter of the Year and Chapter Merit Award Winners
celebrate at the Congressional Reception after
a busy day on Capitol Hill. From left: Roger Axel,
Association of Minnesota Building Officials; Sheila
Lee, California Building Officials; Kurt Kasson,
North Texas Chapter; Paul Aston, Idaho Association
of Building Officials; Tina Rakes, Heart of America
Chapter, and Chapter Relations Vice President
Laura Scott.
Code Council CEO Rick Weiland and Jane
Schweiker, Advisor to the American National Standards
Institute CEO, enjoy the beautiful rooftop view at the
Code Council’s Congressional Reception, held during
Building Safety Week.
Following a day on Capitol Hill promoting
the International Code Council’s Community Building
Code Administration Grant Program proposal, Board Member
Tim Ryan and Congressional Relations Vice President
Mark Dinneen mingle with Jeff Inks, Construction Codes
and Standards Assistant Staff Vice President for the
National Association of Home Builders.
Jim Turner (left), Chief Counsel for
the U.S. House Committee on Science meets with ICC Government
Relations Senior Vice President Sara Yerkes, International
Accreditation Services President Chuck Ramani and ICC
Senior Advisor David Conover.
U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (left), D-Colo.,
and Code Council Board Member Gerald George listen to
the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Greening
the Codes Committee Chair David Eisenberg tell a story.
Earlier in the day, Eisenberg and USGBC Public Policy
Director Joe Maheady signed a Memorandum of Understanding
with the International Code Council.
American Gas Association General Counsel
Kevin Belford and Code Council National Program Liaison
Richard Kuchnicki talk during the Building Safety Week
Congressional Reception.
The Executive Committee of the International
Code Council Board of Directors relaxes after a long
day of Capitol Hill visits. ICC representatives met
with more than 100 Congressional offices to discuss
the Code Council’s proposed Community Building
Code Administration Grant Program.
