The Innovation in Code Administration Award
Awarded through 2024, the International Code Council's Innovation in Code Administration Award recognized building and fire departments for innovation in the delivery of code administration services to their communities. The award showcased departments that employed new and innovative approaches to code administration as part of their overall approach to Community Risk Reduction.
This award was established in 2016 to provide national-level recognition to building and fire departments for developing and implementing innovative practices or programs in their communities. The award was sunset by the Board of Directors in 2025.
The Innovation in Code Administration 2024 recipient is the City of Cincinnati Building Department under the Director of the Building and Inspections Department, Art Dahlberg.
Past Recipients of the Innovation in Code Administration Award
2022 – Geoff Simmons, CBO, Chief Building Official for the City of Pleasant Hill, CA
2021 – City of Modesto, CA; Plan Check With Us program. Click here to read more.
2020 – no award presented due to pandemic
2019 – City of Rock Hill, SC Planning and Development Department –
Open for Business program
2018 – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Planning and Development Services –
Repurposing of Existing Buildings
See Code Council Awards Program page for nomination information and deadlines.