Homeowners in the U.S. got new guidance to help them defend against increasingly frequent wildfires and associated rising insurance premiums. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), a…
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How to lower home insurance premiums and wildfire risks
U.S. homeowners get new guidance to help them defend against increasingly frequent wildfires and associated rising insurance premiums
Dozens of Pennsylvania students earn building code certificates
Thirty-four Pennsylvania College students earned certification as building code specialists through the ICC Technical Training Program
Thirty-four Pennsylvania College of Technology students – half of whom subsequently earned degrees last month – recently attained International Code Council certification as building code specialists. The students comprised three…
Are we prepared for the ‘Big One’?
In recent decades, California has built infrastructure keeping in mind its shaky history
Inside the Center for Geotechnical Modeling at UC Davis, a 9-meter-long centrifuge can spin a bucket, with a weight limit of 4,500 kilograms, at an acceleration of 75 times the…
Big, boxy apartment buildings are multiplying faster than ever
U.S. builders completed more apartments in large multi-unit buildings than ever before
Amid the materials shortages, price hikes and other craziness of the housing market last year, something remarkable happened. U.S. builders completed more apartments in large multi-unit buildings than ever before….
The Code Council’s Chapter Leadership Academy returns for 2022
The first in-person Chapter Leadership Academy since 2019 was held in Broomfield, Colorado
After a three-year hiatus, the International Code Council held its first in-person Chapter Leadership Academy since 2019. The event featured a full schedule of educational and motivational sessions on leadership…
Code Council attends NCARB annual meeting
The International Code Council is an important industry partner of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
In support of its ongoing partnership with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), the International Code Council participated in NCARB’s annual business meeting, held June 2-4, 2022, in…
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