Michigan Central Station was once a powerful force in transportation, serving as Detroit’s main railway depot for roughly 75 years. The iconic building was conceived by the same architecture firms…
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Architects Used the International Existing Building Code to Bring Michigan Central Back to its Former Glory
After three decades of deterioration, Michigan Central was brought back to its former glory with the help of the Michigan Rehabilitation Code for Existing Buildings, which is based on the IEBC.
Plumbing Manufacturers International Release Their 2024 Annual Report: Past, Present, Future
The Code Council is featured throughout the Annual Report, highlighting the collaborative efforts between the two organizations to advance water conservation, safety and sustainability in plumbing products and standards.
The Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) Annual Report, Past, Present, Future, provides a comprehensive overview of PMI’s achievements, ongoing initiatives and innovative strategies. PMI plays a key role in shaping policies,…
Scaling Post-Disaster Housing Capacity Round Table: A Collaborative Approach to Enhancing Recovery Efforts
The International Code Council’s active participation underscored the critical role of building codes and standards in ensuring effective disaster recovery.
In January 2024, the Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) hosted a roundtable focused on scaling construction capacity after disasters. This event brought together a…
