Author: Kristen Morano

Washington, D.C. – On May 1, 2023, the International Code Council was recognized as a new member of the TIC Council, a global organization that engages governments and key stakeholders to advocate for effective solutions that protect the public, support innovation and facilitate trade.  

Experts from the Code Council family of solutions companies ICC-ES, ICC NTA and ICC Credentialing, will collaborate with other TIC Council members such as Bureau Veritas and CSA Group to promote best practices in safety, quality, health, ethics and sustainability. 

“Membership in the TIC Council aligns with our own mission to provide information, tools, and resources that building safety professionals, manufacturers and the public can trust,” said International Code Council Chief Executive Officer Dominic Sims, CBO. “Our membership is a tremendous opportunity to collaborate with like-minded organizations to help balance public safety while accelerating innovation in TIC solutions and services.” 

“We are pleased to announce that the ICC Conformity Assessment Group has become a member of the TIC Council, joining other industry leaders,” said Shahin Moinian, P.E., Executive Vice President of the International Code Council’s Conformity Assessment Group. “This membership will allow us to further strengthen our position as a leading testing, inspection, and certification organization across the globe. We are committed to working with the TIC Council and its members to promote best practices, ensure safety and sustainability, and meet the evolving needs of all stakeholders within the conformity assessment arena.” 

The acronym TIC stands for testing, inspection, and certification. Conformity assessment bodies, such as ICC-ES and ICC NTA, provide auditing and inspection, testing, and certification for manufacturers worldwide. 

Learn more about the mission of the TIC Council here or view the membership directory here. 

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About the International Code Council  
The International Code Council is the leading global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions. Code Council codes, standards and solutions are used to ensure safe, affordable and sustainable communities and buildings worldwide.  

About ICC Evaluation Service   
ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) is the leading evaluation service for innovative building materials, components and systems. ICC-ES Evaluation Reports (ESRs), Building Product Listings and PMG Listings provide evidence that products and systems meet requirements of codes and technical standards worldwide, including the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and the MENA region. ICC-ES is a member of the ICC family of solutions. 

About ICC NTA 
ICC NTA located in Nappanee, IN, Goshen, IN, and Bryan, TX, is part of the International Code Council family of solutions. NTA provides building product certification, building code compliance review, engineering design services, inspections, and product testing. The company has over 60 trained professional engineers, plan reviewers, technicians, consultants, and design draftsmen with professional registrations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.   

Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council’s Building Safety Month campaign enters its second week with an emphasis on the importance of building safety and professionals in the field. All communities need building codes to protect citizens from disasters, like fire and weather-related events. This week spotlights the professionals who work behind the scenes every day to keep the public safe and why they are society’s first line of defense in protecting homes, offices, schools and more.  

Week two: Building Safety Professionals and You will focus on the roles of building safety professionals and how understanding these roles can help to improve the built environment. 

“During Building Safety Month, we acknowledge the important work done by building safety professionals who protect our communities every day as building inspectors, permitting technicians, plans examiners and more,” said President of the Code Council Board of Directors Michael Wich, CBO. “By forging a deeper connection between building safety professionals and their communities, we can create safer and more resilient places to live.” 

 2023 Building Safety Month sponsors include the American Gas Association, Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), Gypsum Association, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and more. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, click here. 

“The Society of Fire Protection Engineers is proud to partner with the Code Council in showcasing the roles, competencies and life-saving work of fire protection engineers during Building Safety Month,” stated Kevin Mlutkowski, CAE, Director of Community Engagement, Marketing, and Communications, SFPE. “SFPE’s global community of members, chapters, and fire protection engineers work continuously to advance the scientific understanding and engineering principles of fire.” 

More information about Building Safety Month, including details regarding virtual events and downloadable resources, can be found at www.buildingsafetymonth.org. 

Communities have begun to issue proclamations declaring May 2023 as Building Safety Month, including the President of the United States for the third year in a row. Submit a proclamation here. 

To participate in Building Safety Month: 

• Join us on social media and help spread the word. #BuildingSafety365 
• Download the promotional toolkit to promote Building Safety Month. 
• Discover resources for planning Building Safety Month events. 
• Check out some of our member-generated content for Building Safety Month. 

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About the International Code Council 
The International Code Council is the leading global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions. Code Council codes, standards and solutions are used to ensure safe, affordable and sustainable communities and buildings worldwide. 

Washington, D.C. – Today, the International Code Council kicks off the 43^rd annual Building Safety Month. The campaign raises awareness about the importance of building codes and the role that building safety professionals play in keeping our communities safe. Building Safety Month includes five weekly themes, each addressing how building safety impacts us on a personal, local, and global level. 

Week One: Building Safety Starts at Home, provides tips on fire prevention, backyard and pool safety, and best practices for saving energy.   

“Building Safety Month is a great opportunity for us to connect with a wider audience, and this week we’re reaching homeowners and renters,” said President of the Code Council Board of Directors Michael Wich, CBO. We want them to know that there are simple things they can do right now to ensure safety right in their own backyards. We hope to reach as many people as we can with that message.” 

2023 Building Safety Month sponsors include the American Gas Association, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, National Multifamily Housing Council, and more. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, click here. 

More information about Building Safety Month, including downloadable resources to help support Building Safety Month can be found at www.buildingsafetymonth.org.  

Communities have begun to issue proclamations declaring May 2023 as Building Safety Month. View the proclamations or submit one here. 

To participate in Building Safety Month: 

• Join us on social media and help spread the word. #BuildingSafety365 
• Download the promotional toolkit to promote Building Safety Month. 
• Discover resources for planning Building Safety Month events. 

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About the International Code Council 
The International Code Council is the leading global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions. Code Council codes, standards and solutions are used to ensure safe, affordable and sustainable communities and buildings worldwide. 

Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council has announced the establishment of its Oceania regional office in Canberra, Australia, led by Neil Savery, Managing Director of ICC Oceania. The regional office brings the diverse services, skills and expertise of the International Code Council’s family of solutions to Australia and New Zealand to help promote building safety through collaboration with local authorities and the provision of solutions for practitioners within the building sector. Many of the International Code Council’s solutions, particularly those relating to conformity assessment through ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), will address unmet needs in the region.  

“The solutions and expertise available from the International Code Council have the potential to make a huge impact in Australia, which is experiencing regulatory reform following a series of high-profile building failures,” said Savery. “The product certifications and expert opinions available from ICC-ES have the potential to reframe the system under which innovative products and designs are assessed both in Australia and New Zealand.” 

Savery comes to ICC Oceania from the Australian Building Codes Board, where he served as Chief Executive Officer for nine years. “We are pleased to have Neil leading our operations in Oceania,” said International Code Council CEO Dominic Sims, CBO. “His deep knowledge of the building regulations and stakeholders in Australia coupled with his passion to improve building safety will greatly benefit our partners in the region.”   

The scope of service ICC-ES includes accreditations for product evaluation to the Australian and New Zealand building codes, which enables the use of Evaluation Service Reports (referred to as Evaluation Service Appraisal reports in the Oceania markets) as evidence of compliance with the Australian National Construction Code and the New Zealand Building Code.  

ICC-ES is a JASANZ (Joint Accreditation Service of Australia and New Zealand) accredited Conformity Assessment Body for the WaterMark Certification Scheme, to serve plumbing product manufacturers marketing their products in Australia and recognized in New Zealand.  

“Having a physical presence in the region allows for closer engagement with the regulatory authorities, manufacturers, design specifiers, and building officials and enables us to bring ICC conformity assessment solutions to markets that need them,” said Shahin Moinian, P.E., Executive Vice President of the International Code Council Conformity Assessment Group. “At ICC-ES, we believe that what we do helps save lives, and our work provides this benefit in Australia and New Zealand just as much as it does in the United States.” 

For more information about how to access the International Code Council family of solutions in the Oceania region, including contact information for the International Code Council’s Oceania regional office, visit www.iccsafe.org/oceania. 

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About the International Code Council 
The International Code Council is the leading global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions. Code Council codes, standards and solutions are used to ensure safe, affordable and sustainable communities and buildings worldwide. 

About ICC Evaluation Service 
ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) is the leading evaluation service for innovative building materials, components and systems. ICC-ES Evaluation Reports (ESRs), Building Product Listings and PMG Listings provide evidence that products and systems meet requirements of codes and technical standards worldwide, including the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and the MENA region. ICC-ES is a member of the ICC family of solutions. 

Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council and the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) have combined efforts to publish the ANSI/PHTA/ICC-2 2023 American National Standard for Public Pool and Spa Operations and Maintenance (PHTA-2). Using an open, rigorous, and ANSI-accredited development process, PHTA-2 was developed by a balanced group of subject matter experts, designed with the end user in mind. 

This new landmark aquatics standard provides public health officials, industry professionals and code officials with an easily adoptable set of guidelines for the operation and maintenance of all types of public aquatic venues. 

“This new standard will play an important role in keeping our public pools and spas safe for all communities,” said Code Council Chief Executive Officer Dominic Sims, CBO. “Both of our organizations understand the importance of consistently working towards updating and creating new codes and standards for swimming pools and spas, and we will continue to collaborate with PHTA to provide the resources that the building safety community and our members rely on.”   

PHTA-2 focuses on critical areas including inspections, operating permits, water quality, hygiene facilities, indoor/outdoor environment and other requirements. It is based on engineering principles, scientific tenets and industry standards of care. 

“The ANSI approval and publication of PHTA-2 is a huge win for our industry,” says Sabeena Hickman, CAE, President and CEO of PHTA. “This standard is the result of hundreds of hours of volunteer work and is a significant move toward healthy and safe aquatics venues.” 

The ANSI/PHTA/ICC-2 2023 American National Standard for Public Pool and Spa Operations and Maintenance is available for purchase here. 

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About the International Code Council 
The International Code Council is the leading global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions. Code Council codes, standards and solutions are used to ensure safe, affordable and sustainable communities and buildings worldwide. 

About the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance  
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) is a non-profit organization that supports, promotes and protects the common interests of the $36.5B pool, hot tub and spa industry. PHTA provides education, advocacy, standards development, research and market growth to increase members’ professionalism, knowledge and profitability.