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…
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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.
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…
Lessons from Building Failures: A NIST–ICC Listening Session on Building Safety
The NIST-ICC panel will examine what happened at Surfside and what the building safety community can learn from it.
The 2026 International Code Council (ICC) Annual Conference and Expo (Oct. 18–21) is about to begin at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Scheduled to take…
International Code Council Co-Sponsors 2026 Innovative Housing Showcase
Ryan Colker, Executive Director, Energy, Resilience & Innovation, ICC, was among the panelists who participated in the discussion, “Modernizing How America Builds.”
The International Code Council (ICC) remains committed to helping deploy innovations that address housing affordability, including off-site construction, and returned as co-sponsor of the 2026 Innovative Housing Showcase. Hosted by…
Code Corner: 2024 IPC Chapter 3: General Regulations
The Code Corner explores sections of the International Codes® each month, focusing on key elements of these essential codes. This month, we’re spotlighting the scope of Chapter 3 of the 2024 International Plumbing Code®.
The International Codes® (I-Codes®), developed by the International Code Council (ICC), are a family of fifteen coordinated, modern building safety codes that help ensure the design and construction of safe, sustainable and…
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