Month: December 2023

The International Code Council’s 44th Annual Building Safety Month Campaign to Kick Off First Week of May

Washington, D.C. –The month-long educational campaign, which raises awareness about the importance of building codes in establishing and ensuring the safety of the built environment, kicks off on May 1, 2024. This year’s theme, “Mission Possible” encourages people to get involved in all aspects of building safety. Each year, the Code Council, its members and global communities celebrate building safety through proclamations, educational events and community gatherings.

Building Safety Month 2024 will explore how building safety is a mission that is only possible when we work together with our local communities for positive change. The weekly themes for this year’s campaign are:

  • Week One (May 1–4): “Understanding the Mission”
  • Week Two (May 5—11): “Preparing a Building Safety Plan”
  • Week Three (May 12—18): “Learning from the Pros”
  • Week Four (May 19—25): “Engaging Your Community”
  • Week Five (May 26—31): “Celebrating Success in Building Safety”

“Building safety should never be taken for granted,” said Code Council Board President Stuart Tom, P.E., CBO, FIAE. “By working together and spreading awareness of building codes and the role they play in ensuring safety in the built environment, we can protect the spaces where we live, work, play and learn.”

The Code Council provides resources to promote Building Safety Month including safety tips, promotional graphics and resources for students.

More details about the 2024 Building Safety Month will be released in the coming months. Be sure to visit here for more information.

Show your commitment to building safety and become a Building Safety Month sponsor by visiting here.

View the 2024 Building Safety Month Poster here.

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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.

About Building Safety Month

About Building Safety Month

Building Safety Month is an international campaign that takes place in May to raise awareness about building safety. This campaign reinforces the need for the adoption of modern, regularly-updated building codes, and helps individuals, families and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures.

The International Code Council, its members, and a diverse partnership of professionals from the building construction, design and safety communities come together with corporations, government agencies, professional associations and nonprofits to promote building safety through proclamations, informational events, legislative briefings and more. We come together to support Building Safety Month because we understand the need for safe and sustainable structures where we live, work and play.

All communities need building codes to protect their citizens from disasters like fires, weather-related events and structural collapse. Building codes are society's best way of protecting homes, offices, schools, manufacturing facilities, stores and entertainment venues. Code officials work day in and day out to keep the public safe.

History

Since 1980, we have celebrated advances in constructing safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient buildings and homes. For 45 years, the ongoing support of Building Safety Month and the important role code officials play in public safety in the built environment has come from U.S. presidents, governors, mayors, county executives, other government officials and construction industry professionals.