Guayaquil and ICC Sign MOU to Explore Customized Building Codes for Fire and Life Safety
This initiative represents a novel approach to building code development in Latin America, one that prioritizes community voice, academic rigor and long-term sustainability over speed.  

The International Code Council (ICC) and the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for collaboration on a localized building code for the city of…

ICC 1300 Standard Accepted into the 2027 I-Codes®
The integration of the ICC 1300 provides a voluntary design standard that enables meaningful safety and resilience outcomes for existing one- and two-family homes while avoiding unnecessary new-construction costs.

The International Code Council (ICC) announced that the ICC 1300 Standard for the Vulnerability-Based Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of One- and Two-Family Dwellings has been finalized and accepted into the 2027 International Codes®…