Spencer Brown’s dedication to eradicate…
ICC PMG Leadership Award recipients are recognized for growth and enhancement of plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas and swimming/pool (PMG) codes and standards, advocacy in state and local code adoptions, PMG…
How Code Enforcement Balances Current Codes and Their Predecessors
Eugene Alper has spent the…
As states and local jurisdictions adopt the 2024 International Codes® (I-Codes®), we code enforcement officers still find ourselves engaging more often with their predecessors. We investigate complaints about structures built ten, 20, 30, 50 or 100 years ago, and our job is to know what was…
Ask Me Anything: Your Questions About Building Department Challenges and More, Answered
Member-submitted questions about service on the International Code Council (ICC) Board of Directors, public administration, project management, building codes and more are answered by Jessica Fust, CBO, MPA, Building Official at City of Billings, MT, and ICC Board Member.
Jessica Fust, CBO, MPA, Building Official at City of Billings, MT, and ICC Board Member, joined us on our “Ask Me Anything” series in the online member community to answer member-submitted questions. …
A New Pipeline of Plumbers Transforming Lives in Zimbabwe
Every trench dug, every pipe installed and every trainee mentored is another investment in people who will one day serve communities across the world and change lives, one plumber at a time.
In a previous article published on the International Code Council’s (ICC) Building Safety Journal, we introduced readers to Pipeline, a not-for-profit organization. In this article we provide an update on how Pipeline has continued…
NIST Receives New Patent for Microbe-Killing Water Heater
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have just been granted a patent for a water heater system that kills a class of harmful bacteria, reducing the risk of Legionnaires’ disease and other life-threatening infections, while reducing the associated risk of scalding.
Editor’s Note: This article was first published on NIST.gov on July 14, 2026. Click here for the original article. It’s easy to take hot running water for granted. Simply twist…
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