The International Code Council, the largest international organization of building safety professionals, will be actively promoting the important role that building codes need to play in helping governments and local…
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Articles from October 2021
Emerging technologies in building construction: Alternative methods and designs that decrease construction time and increase housing affordability
Have you 3D printed your shipping container tiny home yet? Me neither, but these new concepts — 3D-printed homes, shipping container homes and tiny homes — are the three horsemen…
Codes at the core: Pathways to climate resilience at COP26
In November, national governments and interested parties from other levels of government and leading non-profit and non-governmental organizations will gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for the Global Climate Change Conference. The…
Significant changes to removable fixture traps serving as cleanouts in the 2021 International Plumbing Code
An addition to Section 708.1.6 (Removable Fixture Traps Serving as Cleanouts) of the 2021 International Plumbing Code states that removable traps and removable fixtures with integral traps are acceptable as…
ICC Members: Shaping the safety of the world around us — Ronald Tyson
In this Building Safety Journal feature interview, we take you inside the career of Ronald Tyson, President, Tyson Enterprises, LLC to learn what makes him an ICC member, what led him to a career in building safety and what he anticipates for the future of building safety.
Existing building code essentials: Applicability
The 2018 Code Essentials series are available as valuable companions to the 2018 International Building, Residential, Fire, Energy Conservation, Existing Building and Plumbing Codes. Aimed at all user levels —…
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