Latest News and Resources

Code Council

• • • NEW Webinar Slides - The American Rescue Plan: Funding For Code Departments (5/19/21)
    • Code Council: Follow-up Survey: Building Safety and COVID-19 Analysis of code department operations in the United States during the pandemic (12/17/2020)
    • International Code Council and National Environmental Health Association launch pandemics task force (12/14/20)
    • Code Council White Paper: Considerations for Converting Outdoor Spaces into Temporary Seating Spaces Based on the 2018 I-Codes (10/20/20)
    • ICC Community Development Solutions Partners with Inspected to Make Remote Virtual Inspections Easy and Keep Projects Moving (09/10/20)
    • Draft: Download the International Protocol on Building Temporary Healthcare Facilities in Emergency Situations (09/04/20)
    • Code Council Pulse: Follow Up Code Official Survey On Pandemic Response and Needed Resources (8/11/20)
    • Code Council: Building Safety and COVID-19: Analysis of U.S. Code Department Responses to the Pandemic (07/01/20)
    • Code Council: Additional Annual Conference Updates (6/15/20)
    • ICC Pulse Podcast:  COVID-19 and Safety Practices for Reopening Buildings (06/04/20)
    • Code Council 2020 Building Safety Month Virtual Events Series (May 2020)
      • • Disaster Preparedness, Building Codes and America’s Response to COVID-19 Webinar
        • Panel Discussion: The Effects of COVID-19 on the Building Safety Industry (Sponsor: NAHB)
    • Code Council: Annual Conference Update (5/11/20)
    • Code Council White Paper: Considerations for Reopening Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: Buildings in the Community and the Role of the Code Department (5/1/20)
    • Code Council White Paper: Considerations for Reopening Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: Code Department Operations (5/1/20)
    • Code Council White Paper: Guidance for the Disinfection of Building Water Systems Using the IPC (04/22/20)
    • Code Council Events and COVID-19 (4/13/20)
    • Code Council White Paper: Structures Used for Temporary Healthcare Use (04/10/20)
    • ICC Pulse Podcast: Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (04/10/20)
    • Code Council BSJ Article: Health and safety considerations for building safety professionals during COVID-19 (04/07/20)
    • Code Officials Roundtable Webinar Series: Responding to COVID-19 webinars (April 2020).  The original Code Officials Roundtable webinars were offered live on Wednesdays in April 2020 and are available for replay here.
    • Code Council Important Updates (3/31/20)
    • Code Council BSJ Article: Federal resources: COVID-19 information for code professionals (03/26/20)
    • Code Council BSJ Article: Coronavirus: FEMA reimbursement eligibility for emergency protective measures (03/23/20)
    • Code Council BSJ Article: CISA releases guidance on essential critical infrastructure workers during COVID-19 (03/20/20)

National

• • • New Fact Sheet from U.S. Treasury re: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds under ARPA, including qualified expenditures, delivery timeline (5/10/21)
    • U.S. Treasury announces Office of Recovery Programs to lead the Department’s implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (4/14/21)
    • FEMA Advisory: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Safe Opening and Operation Work Eligible for Public Assistance (4/5/21)
    • Trump Administration Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy (9/16/20)
    • COVID-19 Supplement for Planning Considerations: Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place (9/8/20)
    • Interim FEMA Policy FP 104-009-19: Pandemic: Work Eligible for Public Assistance (9/1/20)
    • CDC Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19 (9/1/20)
    • AIA Reopening America: Strategies for Safer Buildings (6/24/20)
    • Resources to Urge U.S. Senators to Support Direct and Flexible Funding for Counties of All Sizes (5/28/20)
    • COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season (5/21/20)
    • U.S. House of Representatives approves $3 trillion coronavirus relief HEROES package (5/15/20)
    • FEMA Fact Sheet: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Alternate Care Site (ACS) “Warm Sites” (5/12/20)
    • EPA, CDC Release Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Spaces Where Americans Live, Work, and Play (4/29/20)
    • FEMA Fact Sheet: Addressing PPE Needs in Non-Healthcare Setting (04/21/20)
    • White House Guidelines for Opening Up America Again (04/16/20)
    • Treasury Launches Web Portal and Begins Disbursement of CARES Act Funding to State, Local, and Tribal Governments (04/13/20)
    • CISA releases Version 3.0 of the Essential Critical Infrastructure Worker Guidance (04/13/20)

Affiliate Partner Resources for COVID-19

• • • American Gas Association (AGA)
    • American Institute of Architects (AIA)
    • Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
    • Portland Cement Association (PCA)
    • Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC)
    • National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
    • National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)

Additional Resources

• • • NEMA PDC State Reopening Tracker (12/17/20)
    • Propane Education & Research Council: Portable Outdoor Propane Heater Safety (11/02/20)
    • BTEA Alert! COVID-19 Safety Compliance on Jobsites (10/30/20)
    • NYC Construction Restart Resources (8/31/20)
    • NY Executive Order Extended Until 9/4/20 (8/6/20)
    • BTEA Update from NYC Dept. of Buildings Commissioner Melanie La Rocca (6/12/20)

• • • Available Funding for Virginia Building Departments to Support Virtual Training (5/26/20)
    • BTEA’s Contractor’s Guide to Construction Site Shutdowns in New York City (5/14/20)
    • New York State’s Regional COVID-19 Metrics: Where Regions Currently Standguidance for construction employers and workers,
    • OSHA’s COVID-19 Informational Website for Workers and Employers
    • NY, NJ, CT, PA, DE, and RI Create Multi-State Council for COVID Recovery
    • CA, OR and WA Create Western States Pact for COVID Recovery
    • MI, OH, WI, MN, IL, IN, and KY Announce Partnership for COVID Recovery
    • Building Trades Employers Association (BTEA): COVID-19 Contractor Resource Center
    • SEAC's Considerations for Continuing Permitting and Inspection Activities During COVID-19
    • JLC Coronavirus Construction Limits: State-by-State Tracker
    • Worldwide Outbreak Information
    • U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Prevention and Control
    • National Governors Association (NGA) website
    • Urban Institute: State Revenue Down 49.4% year over year for April 2020 
    • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signs Executive Order requiring the use of face coverings on construction sites.