Chris McWhite, Director of Municipal Inspections/Zoning Official, Town of Hopkinton, MA, joined us on our “Ask Me Anything” series on the online member community to answer member-submitted questions. Members submitted questions…
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Ask Me Anything: Your Questions About ICC Certifications and More, Answered
Member-submitted questions about scoping requirements, technical criteria and more are answered by Chris McWhite, Director of Municipal Inspections/Zoning Official, Town of Hopkinton, Massachusetts
How Building Codes Are Being Updated and Driving Development After the Surfside Condo Collapse
As building codes continue to be updated to meet an even higher standard of safety, developers are starting to look at how they can best construct the condos of tomorrow.
June 2026 marks the five-year anniversary of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, where nearly 100 people were killed when Champlain Towers South (a 12-floor condominium complex) partially but suddenly collapsed in 2021. The tragic event…
ICC Code Opinion Services: Delivering Clarity, Consistency and Value to Members
In an increasingly complex regulatory environment, consistent interpretation of building codes is critical to achieving safe, compliant, and efficient construction outcomes. The International Code Council (ICC) addresses this need through its…
Redefining Leadership in Building Safety: Omarys Vasquez’s Career Journey and Lasting Influence
Omarys Vasquez is the longest serving woman building inspector in Connecticut history.
Through her role as State Building Inspector with Connecticut Department of Administrative Services, Division of Regulatory Compliance, Omarys Vasquez is known for advancing a collaborative code discussion that values all perspectives for safer communities…
From Loss to Legacy: Parents Drive Approval of Life-Saving Gate Code Changes
The approval of these gate safety proposals will help protect communities worldwide and represent a major shift in how gates are regulated.
On May 22, 2026, gate safety proposals G183‑25 (Parts I & III), RB282‑25, and PM29‑25 were approved through the International Code Council’s (ICC) code development process. Following Validation Committee certification and ICC Board approval, these…
Middle Housing: Updates, Resources and the Road to 2030
ICC has prepared materials to better identify applicable code requirements for middle housing, tracked developments in the 2027 I-Code development cycle, and has launched additional consensus building forums to facilitate additional discussions for future code updates.
“Middle housing” generally describes a range of multi-unit or clustered housing types—such as triplexes, quadplexes, and small apartment buildings—that fall between detached single-family or low-rise townhomes governed by the International Residential Code® (IRC), and larger multifamily developments. Like the latter, middle…
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