In April 2025, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) halted funding for the Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. While the program remains on hold, individual states and members…
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Update: FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Funding
This article gives an update on FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Funding and discusses what the International Code Council is doing to help.
INTRO Cleveland’s Mass Timber Apartment Brings Greener and More Sustainable Living to Ohio
INTRO Cleveland’s nine-story complex demonstrates how mass timber, a renewable resource, is introducing a new era in luxury living.
Steel and concrete are critical building blocks for commercial and residential properties, but there is another material to add to that list: mass timber. Produced by using nails or glue…
Video Update: NIST Shares Hypotheses on Cause of Surfside Condo Collapse
As NIST reveals more findings in its investigation of the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South, the International Code Council is in the process of converting Guideline 7 (created in response to the Surfside tragedy) to ICC Standard 1500.
The National Construction Safety Team (NCST), part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has published a comprehensive video update detailing its ongoing investigation into the partial collapse…
The Playbook for the Effective Administration and Enforcement of Building Codes
FEMA released a guide to help code enforcement officers with their day-to-day tasks.
Effective administration and enforcement of modern building codes are essential to strengthening a community’s resilience. They also empower state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments—as well as federal governments—by enhancing…
Notice of 2025 Committee Action Hearing #2 Schedule
The CAH will begin on October 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET, and will be held exclusively in-person, with a view-only online stream available for remote observers.
The International Code Council has released the schedule for the 2025 Committee Action Hearing #2 (CAH #2) for Group B International Codes® (I-Codes). The CAH will begin on October 22,…
Watch Now: International Code Council Board Service Educational Videos
These videos from Code Council Chief Executive Officer, John Belcik, and Code Council Board President, David Spencer, provide high-level information regarding the organization, its current priorities and what service on the Board of Directors looks like.
In accordance with Council Policy 20 – the Nominating Committee, the International Code Council has developed a series of educational videos that help prospective board candidates understand what to expect….
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