Building departments across the country are being asked to do more, do it faster and do it with fewer resources. Permit applicants and elected officials expect quicker, more predictable…
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Spencer Brown Receives 2025 PMG Leadership Award
Spencer Brown’s dedication to eradicate outdated plumber stereotypes and drive industry careers earned the International Code Council’s 2025 PMG Leadership Award.
ICC PMG Leadership Award recipients are recognized for growth and enhancement of plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas and swimming/pool (PMG) codes and standards, advocacy in state and local code adoptions, PMG…
How Code Enforcement Balances Current Codes and Their Predecessors
Eugene Alper has spent the past three decades working in code enforcement. He makes the case for why study past code enforcement helps present day code officials.
As states and local jurisdictions adopt the 2024 International Codes® (I-Codes®), we code enforcement officers still find ourselves engaging more often with their predecessors. We investigate complaints about structures built ten, 20, 30, 50 or 100 years ago, and our job is to know what was…
