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Inspector Ryan Celestino Receives 2025 Raising the Profile Award
Ryan Celestino, Combination Electrical Inspector and Amusement Device Inspector for the Department of Codes Compliance with Newport News, Virginia, has been awarded the 2025 Raising the Profile Award.
Fortifying Campus Infrastructure: Why Reliable In-Building Communications Is Now a Facility Priority
For facility managers across colleges and universities, ensuring safe, resilient and compliant buildings is a core responsibility. In an era of complex threats and high expectations for institutional preparedness, campus leaders are re-evaluating the very infrastructure…
The Wadsworth Museum Features an Unmatched, World-Renowned Collection of Art
Born on the heels of the American Revolution, The Wadsworth has become a one-of-a-kind museum with one-of-a-kind collections of art.
Daniel Wadsworth, founder of The Wadsworth (formerly the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art), was just a boy when the American Revolution began. His father, Jeremiah Wadsworth, was the provisioner for the Continental Army and became the provisioner for the French…
Ask Me Anything: Your Questions About ICC Certifications and More, Answered
Member-submitted questions about certifications, renewals, exam delivery and more are answered by Vice President of ICC Credentialing, Autumn Saylor.
Autumn Saylor, ICE-CCP, Vice President of ICC Credentialing, joined us on our “Ask Me Anything” series on the International Code Council’s online member community to answer member-submitted questions. Together with her team, she…
Chief Christopher Brunette Receives 2025 Robert W. Gain Fire Prevention Leadership Award
The Robert W. Gain Fire Prevention Leadership Award recognizes career achievement by an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and longstanding dedication in support of fire codes and fire prevention.
The Robert W. Gain Fire Prevention Leadership Award honors the memory of Chief Robert W. Gain, known as the “father of the Uniform Fire Code”. Chief Gain recognized and advocated the importance of…
FEMA Resumes the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program
On March 25, 2026, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing $1 billion in available funding through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)…
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