List of Articles by Vicki Speed
About the Author
Vicki Speed is a freelance writer specializing in the architecture, engineering and construction space.
Southern Nevada Chapter of the Code Council and Code Administrators Association of Kentucky Earn 2024 Chapter Merit Award
Date Posted: 05/22/2025
Jamaica Standards Body’s Code Modernization Emphasizes More Resilient Future
Date Posted: 02/12/2025
Collaboration, Creativity and Commitment: St. Cloud's Health Department Earns 2023 Code Council Community Service Award
Date Posted: 08/11/2024
ICC Midwest Region V: On a Quest to Excite Current and Future Generations of Code Officials
Date Posted: 07/30/2024
A ‘Code’ of Conduct: Inside Lee Clifton’s Inspirational and Comprehensive Contributions to the PMG Industry
Date Posted: 07/03/2024
ICC Global Award: His Excellency Dr. Saad bin Othman Alkasabi
Date Posted: 11/14/2022
PMG Leadership Award: Dr. Esber Andiroglu
Date Posted: 11/10/2022
ICC Trailblazer Award: Kelly Janis
Date Posted: 11/09/2022
Kelly Kelly draws on over three decades of Texas modular construction expertise
Date Posted: 08/04/2022
Virginia enables modular construction momentum through standards
Date Posted: 04/20/2022
Visual cues: Inside ICC NTA’s first all-virtual modular plant inspection
Date Posted: 11/16/2020
A purpose and a plan: Cliff Isaac facilitates a better-built environment through improved community connections
A professional engineer, general contractor and certified floodplain manager, Cliff Isaac has worked in the construction space since he was 14 years old and is uniquely qualified to do most anything related to construction.
Date Posted: 04/20/2020
New South Carolina building codes administrator brings fresh perspective with a technology edge
As a native South Carolinian, Molly Price is all too familiar with the devastation caused by disasters. As the new board administrator for the South Carolina Building Codes Council she is dedicated to making the South Carolina built environment more resilient to the whims of weather.
Date Posted: 04/13/2020
A man and his code: Inside the people-focused ethos of Jeff Whitney
Through a career that spanned three decades, building official Jeff Whitney influenced local, state and national code development, with a particular emphasis on education, communication and community involvement.
Date Posted: 02/24/2020
How an internship led to four decades of local, state and national code commitment
A 21-year-old William Dupler was introduced to building codes and the code development process and was instantly hooked.
Date Posted: 02/10/2020
The road to codes
Fire Marshal and past Code Council Board Director Rob Drexler looks back on three decades of service.
Date Posted: 12/02/2019
Wally Bailey’s code of conduct
International Code Council Past President Wally Bailey reflects on service, unification and continuous improvement.
Date Posted: 11/18/2019
Building Safety Month goes to the dogs
The canine connection between code professionals, their furry friends and building safety figured prominently during this year's Building Safety Month in two Western state communities.
Date Posted: 09/09/2019
Secondary structural steel framing manufacturer realizes accreditation advantage
Central States Manufacturing has come a long way since beginning production in a small 15,000 square foot plant in Rogers, Ark., in April 1988.
Date Posted: 04/19/2019
Codes, compliance and architect Norman Wang’s specialized insight
Date Posted: 01/01/1999
Michigan’s modular construction experience sets best practices for other states
Date Posted: 01/01/1999
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