List of Articles by Judy Zakreski
About the Author
Judy Zakreski, Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Solutions, is a Certified Global Business Professional responsible for developing and executing the International Code Council's global strategy, including oversight of the organization’s two regional offices in Dubai and Australia. She also serves as the Executive Director of the International Building Quality Centre (IBQC) and as the Vice Chair of the Virginia/DC District Export Council.
jzakreski@iccsafe.org
jzakreski@iccsafe.org
New Building Code Spurs Action on Capacity Building in the Sultanate of Oman
Date Posted: 03/14/2025
International Code Council’s Building Safety Mission Takes a Global Stage at COP29
Date Posted: 11/26/2024
ICCPC Report Available Online
Date Posted: 09/08/2022
Australian Building Codes Board seeks indoor air quality expertise
Date Posted: 08/18/2022
IBQC sparks global dialogue on the performance of building products
Date Posted: 04/12/2022
ICC Performance Code workshop scheduled for February
Date Posted: 01/12/2022
Update on performance-based building code research
Date Posted: 12/08/2021
IBQC releases guidelines for building regulations in low-income countries
Date Posted: 07/06/2021
Adapting building standards to changing weather risks
Date Posted: 02/15/2021
New building policy guidebook focuses on key legislation aimed at transforming and decarbonizing European building stock
Date Posted: 12/15/2020
International Fire Safety Standards Coalition releases Common Principles publication
Date Posted: 11/16/2020
The International Code Council supports clean water and WASH awareness activities in October
Date Posted: 10/19/2020
Why should the building safety and construction industry care about USMCA?
Date Posted: 07/06/2020
IRCC meeting in Canberra focuses on implementation and administration of building codes
The first meeting of the Inter-Jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee (IRCC) in 2020 was held in Canberra, Australia, and focused on the implementation and administration of building codes.
Date Posted: 04/17/2020
Caribbean looks to Code Council for regional building code support
The release of this code was the culmination of years of intensive work led by the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality and involving all 15 Caribbean member states, with strong support from the International Code Council.
Date Posted: 08/09/2019
ICC leads conversation about smart and sustainable cities in India
The Code Council’s Judy Zakreski and Ryan Colker recently presented a workshop on leveraging technology for smart, safe and sustainable buildings and cities to thought leaders and regulators in New Delhi, India.
Date Posted: 07/22/2019
ICC Global Services regional strategy
Judy Zakreski, vice president of Global Services for the International Code Council, discusses the global need for effective building safety infrastructure and the Code Council’s role in developing a regional strategy to most effectively pursue opportunities overseas.
Date Posted: 06/24/2019
Building safety knows no borders
Countries such as Scotland, Canada and Australia helped share the international message of building safety during this year’s Building Safety Month.
Date Posted: 06/20/2019
Promoting international codes and standards in the Middle East
The International Code Council promoted the continued use of its products and services in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on recent trade mission.
Date Posted: 04/01/2019
SABIT program experts learn from ICC
Delegates expressed a strong interest in green construction materials, energy efficient HVAC, and lighting and insulation.
Date Posted: 01/14/2019
ICC updates Japanese building officials
The Code Council presented an update on the changes to the International Codes related to tall wood buildings that are currently under consideration.
Date Posted: 01/08/2019
IRCC explores building regulatory compliance
The Inter-Jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee workshop in the Netherlands covered building quality and building regulations compliance.
Date Posted: 12/11/2018
Feedback requested: Tariff impact on building safety
The imposition of tariffs may affect the availability of the targeted products in the U.S. market.
Date Posted: 07/16/2018
Tariffs to impact building industry
The result of the U.S. government tariffs is an increase in the pricing of targeted products in the U.S. market.
Date Posted: 06/18/2018
IRCC meets in Vienna
ICC team represents the U.S. in meeting to discuss developments in performance-based building regulatory system.
Date Posted: 06/15/2018
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