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List of Articles by Dominic Sims

About the Author
Dominic Sims
Dominic Sims is the Chief Executive Officer of the International Code Council. Since 2012, he has served as the CEO and is responsible for leading the strategic direction and financial performance, of the organization, including its subsidiaries. During his 22-year tenure with the organization, Sims also served as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President. He has held board positions on the National Institute of Building Sciences, the Federal Alliance for Home Safety, ANSI National Policy Advisory Group, and the Florida Governor’s Building Code Study Commission. Prior to his work with the Code Council, Sims served as the CEO of the Southern Building Code Congress International and guided its consolidation with the Code Council in 2003. Before joining SBCCI, he with the Planning, Zoning and Building Department of Palm Beach County, Florida, completing his service there as Executive Director of the Department. Sims earned his B.A. in Organizational Management and Business from Palm Beach Atlantic University. He is currently on the board of directors for the International Building Quality Center and is an adjunct professor at the University of Canberra, Australia. Sims is also active in several other professional associations including ASTM, ASCE and AIA.
dsims@iccsafe.org

Adopting modern building codes and technologies to future-proof our world
Date Posted: 06/02/2022
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A world in crisis needs safe water
Date Posted: 05/17/2022
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The important role the building safety industry has in society during the pandemic and beyond
Date Posted: 12/14/2020
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The International Code Council 2020 Year in Review
Date Posted: 12/01/2020
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Building safety’s essential role in resilience and recovery
The pandemic has exacerbated building departments' chronic under-resourcing. We need to invest in technology to boost their efficiency and enable them to carry out their critical functions remotely.
Date Posted: 08/10/2020
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Navigating the new normal: A guide for building professionals in a post-pandemic landscape
Date Posted: 06/26/2020
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The building safety industry provides opportunities for lucrative, fulfilling careers
As seasoned industry veterans prepare to retire from the building safety industry, countless jobs are set to open up for a new generation of building inspectors and construction professionals.
Date Posted: 05/25/2020
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Building Safety Month calls attention to the need for water conservation and efficiency
To ensure populations have access to clean water as they grow, the International Code Council, in addition to many jurisdictions, manufacturers and organizations, are working to improve water conservation, label new homes and structures as more water efficient and spread the word about the need for smart water use.
Date Posted: 05/18/2020
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Message from the CEO
This month’s theme for the Building Safety Journal is “Thinking Globally about Building Safety” and parallels the dedicated work of the Code Council in continually expanding delivery of the highest quality products and services to the global building safety industry.
Date Posted: 01/27/2020
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Standards developers, public access and copyrights in the 21st century
Over the past few years there has been considerable discussion and commentary about public access to adopted codes and standards, and about the tension between copyright interest and the growing public expectation that everything should be available for free online.
Date Posted: 12/12/2019
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Message from the CEO
The lineup of speakers for the International Code Council’s 2019 Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nev., will prove to be highly informative and enlightening for attendees and, in many respects, will also highlight the Code Council family of solutions’ evolving role in the building safety and fire prevention industry.
Date Posted: 09/30/2019
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The building safety industry provides opportunities for lucrative, fulfilling careers
As seasoned industry veterans prepare to retire from the building safety industry, countless jobs are set to open up for a new generation of building inspectors and construction professionals.
Date Posted: 05/06/2019
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2025 strategic planning process underway
The International Code Council begins to prepare the association for the next five years and beyond with an update to the strategic planning process.
Date Posted: 02/11/2019
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Act now to support updated building codes and disaster recovery reform
Buildings built to the latest International Building Code fared far better than those built to outdated codes.
Date Posted: 09/20/2018
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