The United States has a shortage of between four to seven million homes, which contributes to why housing has become unaffordable for so many Americans. Two strategies to create more housing include updating local zoning regulations to be more straightforward and streamlining construction permitting processes. In December 2025, the International…
This January marks John Belcik’s first year as CEO of the International Code Council (ICC). After a productive year working alongside ICC members, partners, the Board of Directors and staff, the Building Safety Journal spoke with Belcik about what’s next. How do you…
The ICC Board has established a new framework for developing the 2030 International Energy Conservation Code® (IECC®) that moves its content into two documents, the IECC and IECC Expanded. This split ensures that ICC…
Morgan Morrison, Building Inspector and Plans Examiner for the City of Mount Vernon, WA, started as a Utility Clerk in 2014 before transitioning to the permitting and building process department in 2019. After becoming…
Dejanee Cherry, Electrical Assistant Project Manager for specialty subcontractors CEC Facilities Group in Irving, TX, has worked in the building safety industry since 2022. While she’s held a few different positions over the past few years, Cherry currently manages and oversees material submittals…
Henry L. Green, Hon. AIA, former president of the International Code Council (ICC) and National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), joined us on ICC’s online member community to answer member-submitted…
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