The Code Council is excited to announce the beginning of the 42nd annual Building Safety Month. Week one of the campaign highlights how building science, innovation and energy efficiency are leveraged to create safe and sustainable construction within our communities.
Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council is excited to announce the beginning of the 42nd annual Building Safety Month. The campaign is led by the Code Council and its members and partners every May to raise awareness about the importance of building codes and the role of building safety professionals in ensuring our communities remain safe, sustainable and resilient. This year’s Building Safety Month theme is “Safety for All: Building Codes in Action.”
Week one of the campaign highlights how building science, innovation and energy efficiency are leveraged to create safe and sustainable construction within our communities. Week one also explores how energy codes and standards are an essential component to increasing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The first of four free, educational webinars will take place on May 3 from 3 – 4 pm ET. “Tiny Homes: How Thinking Small Might Help Solve Housing Affordability” will explore how new housing types, like tiny homes, are helping meet the need for affordable housing and what prospective homeowners and policymakers should look for to ensure they are safe and sustainable. You can register for the webinar here.
Each subsequent week of Building Safety Month will focus on a specific theme that is critical to building safety including “Exploring Careers in Building Safety” (week two), “Understanding the Four Phases of Emergency Management”(week three) and “Creating a Safe and Abundant Water Supply” (week four). Throughout the month-long campaign, a series of free virtual events will take place including:
Register for these events and more on the Building Safety Month events page.
“It is inspiring to see the dedication and passion of Code Council members and building safety professionals to go above and beyond to spread the message of Building Safety Month,” said Code Council Board of Directors President Cindy Davis, CBO. “As week one kicks-off, we are proud to celebrate the entire building safety community and to educate individuals around the world about the importance of the model codes and standards that keep our communities safe and resilient.”
This year’s Building Safety Month Foundational Sponsor is the American Gas Association. Week one sponsors include the National Multifamily Housing Council, American Concrete Institute and the Gypsum Association. To see the full list of sponsors, click here.
Jurisdictions and organizations have begun to issue their proclamations declaring May 2022 as Building Safety Month. Among them is the U.S. President’s Administration who has once again issued a proclamation in support of raising awareness of building safety. “This year’s National Building Safety Month theme — “Safety for All: Codes in Action” — is an important reminder that modern building code adoption and enforcement is essential to keeping our homes, businesses, schools, and other facilities safe.” View the proclamations or submit your own here.
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SolarAPP+ was confirmed to align with the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) and the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC) for one and two-family residential dwelling rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar PV connected battery and storage systems.
Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council has determined that the Solar Automated Permit Processing Platform (SolarAPP+) aligns with the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) and the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC) for one and two-family residential dwelling rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar PV connected battery and storage systems. This determination comes as part of the Code Council’s continued collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to improve the utility of SolarAPP+ for local governments that use the model codes developed by the Code Council.
“NREL and the SolarAPP+ coalition are immensely grateful for the Code Council’s commitment to our mission of delivering more efficient online solar and solar and storage permitting,” said Jeff Cook SolarAPP+ Program Lead, NREL. “This announcement is exciting, though not unexpected, given we have been collaborating with the Code Council on SolarAPP+ since its inception.”
The Code Council provided key technical resources to conduct an extensive review of SolarAPP+ and the underlying specification documents to ensure they accurately capture requirements within the International Codes (I-Codes). The technical review considered the requirements of the 2018 I-Codes for solar photovoltaics and battery storage.
“The Code Council’s ensuring that SolarAPP+ aligns with the 2018 IBC and 2018 IRC will help increase the adoption of code-compliant solar energy solutions in communities worldwide,” said Joan O’Neil, Code Council Chief Knowledge Officer. “We look forward to our continued work with the SolarAPP+ technical team and are excited to see the ongoing success of the application as it continues to expand.”
Learn more about SolarAPP+ here.
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The Code Council has committed to donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of its ICC/ANSI A117.1 standard for accessibility to Canine Companions, a non-profit organization that trains and donates service dogs to people with disabilities.
Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council has committed to donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of its ICC/ANSI A117.1 standard for accessibility to Canine Companions, a non-profit organization that trains and donates service dogs to people with disabilities. The two organizations signed an agreement during a brief ceremony on April 24, 2022, at Chicago’s Navy Pier. The agreement will be used as a starting point for the Code Council and Canine Companions to work together to raise awareness around accessibility in the built environment.
“We are delighted to have the Code Council’s support in placing more service and facility dogs with people who need them,” said Matt Levering, Senior Development Director for Canine Companions, “Given its focus on safety and accessibility, our partnership with the Code Council is a natural fit.”
Canine Companions is the largest provider of service dogs in the world and has championed independence for people with disabilities since its founding in 1975. The organization has placed more than 5,000 assistance dogs for people with disabilities, including wounded veterans, entirely for free.
The ICC/ANSI A117.1 standard allows those with a physical disability to independently access, enter, and use a site, facility, or building. The specifications in the standard make sites, facilities, and buildings accessible to and usable by people with such disabilities as the inability to walk, difficulty walking, reliance on walking aids, blindness and visual impairment, deafness and hearing impairment, incoordination, reaching and manipulation disabilities, lack of stamina, difficulty in interpreting and reaching to sensory information, and extremes in physical size.
“Modern building codes and standards are at the core of improving accessibility for all people, so this partnership is important to us,” said Mark Johnson, Executive Vice President & Director of Business Development, “We are committed to finding innovative ways to work together to advance accessibility in the built environment.”
The 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1 standard can be viewed for free here
Learn more about Canine Companions and their mission here.
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Washington, D.C. –The two-week countdown has begun for the International Code Council’s 42nd annual Building Safety Month. The May event, designed to increase awareness of everyday safety issues in homes, schools and other buildings, features four weeks of educational offerings including webinars, Facebook LIVE events and other digital resources.
This Building Safety Month, the Code Council invites the public to attend free virtual events, including:
Register for these events and more on the Building Safety Month events page.
“This year’s theme ‘Safety for All: Building Codes in Action’ invites communities to get involved,” said Code Council Board of Directors President Cindy Davis, CBO. “Modern, regularly-updated building codes save lives and contribute to safer, more affordable and more sustainable buildings and communities. Building Safety Month helps to spread that message far and wide.”
2022 Building Safety Month sponsors include the American Concrete Institute, Gypsum Association, Simpson Strong-Tie and State Farm. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, click here.
More information about Building Safety Month, including details regarding events, can be found at: www.buildingsafetymonth.org.
For communities and individuals who would like to participate in Building Safety Month:
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About the International Code Council
The International Code Council is the leading global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions. Code Council codes, standards and solutions are used to ensure safe, affordable and sustainable communities and buildings worldwide.