The International Code Council (ICC) and the SolarAPP Foundation have shared the results from the first independent code audit – conducted by ICC technical staff – of an automated permitting…
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SolarAPP+ First Automated Permitting Platform to Pass Independent ICC Audit of Code Provisions
Evaluation found SolarAPP+ accurately reflects the applicable requirements of the 2024 International Residential Code® (IRC) and International Fire Code® (IFC) and the 2023 National Electrical Code® (NEC).
2030 International Codes Group A Code Change Proposals Window Opens
Code change proposals will be heard at the Group A Committee Action Hearing #1 from April 14-22, 2027, in Dallas, Texas.
The International Code Council (ICC) is now accepting Group A proposed changes for the development of the 2030 International Codes® (I-Codes®) with the submission deadline set for 11:59 p.m. PT…
International Code Council Voting Members Elect 2026–2027 Board Officers and Directors
Three senior officers were elected to the Executive Committee and six directors (three sectional and three at-large) were elected or re-elected to serve on the International Code Council board by eligible ICC voting members.
Members of the International Code Council (ICC) welcomed a new slate of officers and directors to its 2026–2027 Board of Directors on Oct. 19, 2026, at ICC’s 2026 Annual Conference &…
Deadly Hurricane Isaias Underscores the Importance of Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness
The hurricane broke a 121-year-old record as the latest forming inaugural hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Hurricane Isais made landfall over Florida’s Gulf Coast late last week as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds, storm surge and inland flooding. Eight deaths in Alabama…
Preparing for the 2027 International Codes: It’s Easier to Keep Up Than to Catch Up (Part 1 of 5)
Five ICC staff members who spent decades leading adoptions as building officials explain the value of staying current with each code cycle — safer, more resilient communities, smoother permitting, and more predictable budgets — and why catching up after skipped cycles costs far more than keeping up.
In July, the International Code Council (ICC) completed the 2027 International Codes® (I-Codes) — the culmination of a three-year, consensus-driven development cycle involving thousands of code officials, design professionals, builders…
ICC Pulse Podcast Episode 67: Tales from Code Enforcement Part 2
Code enforcement professionals share a behind-the-scenes perspective about their process, goals, value to the industry and more.
This is Part 2 in our series on code enforcement. Listen to Part 1 here. In this episode of the ICC Pulse Podcast, host Beau Hansen revisits one of our…
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