List of Articles by Paul Lagasse
Robert W. Gain Fire Prevention Leadership Award: Kara Gerczynski
Date Posted: 10/31/2022
Gerald H. Jones Code Official of the Year Award: Sam Palmer
Date Posted: 09/08/2022
ICC Raising the Profile Award: Larry Nichols
Date Posted: 09/07/2022
S.K. Ghosh Associates: A premier technical resource for the building safety industry
Date Posted: 07/14/2022
Norfolk fellowship program helps veterans explore civilian careers
Date Posted: 07/08/2022
Ohio’s “Silicon Heartland” a likely boon for construction industry
Date Posted: 05/10/2022
Increased knowledge of tornado risks leads to better building codes
Date Posted: 04/26/2022
The financial value of building more resiliency into residential building codes
Date Posted: 03/14/2022
Final stage of Chicago's construction codes modernization underway
Date Posted: 03/08/2022
Robin Yochum brings Nevada's energy efficiency vision to the Code Council’s residential energy code committee
Date Posted: 11/01/2021
Instructors flock to annual United Association plumbing code training
Date Posted: 10/15/2021
Bridget Herring says efficiency advancement will be key goal for residential energy code committee
Date Posted: 10/15/2021
Facts and evidence are key to consensus building, says incoming commercial energy committee vice chair Emily Hoffman
Date Posted: 09/23/2021
Commercial energy conservation requires a long view, says committee chair Duane Jonlin
Date Posted: 09/03/2021
Residential Energy Committee Chair JC Hudgison says IECC consensus hinges on education
Date Posted: 08/13/2021
Honoring Gerry Holland, Ohio's long-time building code champion
Date Posted: 05/10/2021
The Code Council believes Biden's history of support for building safety is a useful predictor of federal priorities
Date Posted: 04/25/2021
Lee Clifton used the power of relationships to connect with the PMG industry
Date Posted: 10/26/2020
Pandemic provides opportunities to showcase best practices in digital services
Date Posted: 10/12/2020
Veterans gain valuable experience at 2020 EduCode conference
Thanks to the generosity of Code Council regional chapters, two U.S. military veterans were able to attend this year's EduCode conference in Las Vegas with all expenses paid — enabling them to gain valuable knowledge, experience and relationships and put them to use in their local communities.
Date Posted: 06/22/2020
City of Galax has an innovative plan to celebrate Building Safety Month amid pandemic
For one city in rural Virginia faced with public gatherings limits due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the solution has been to enlist a tried and true technology that continues to play a central role in the community — radio.
Date Posted: 04/27/2020
Maryland chapters contribute to state adoption of the International Codes
Two chapters of the International Code Council – the Maryland Building Officials Association and the Maryland Plumbing and Mechanical Inspectors Association – played instrumental roles in the state's recent adoption of the 2018 International Plumbing and Fuel Gas Codes.
Date Posted: 04/13/2020
High-rise fires spur efforts to improve testing of complex systems
A pair of highly anticipated reports on fire safety engineering regulations in the United Kingdom and Australia are now in the hands of code officials, who will be using the findings to develop better ways of testing materials used in exterior cladding systems on high-rise buildings.
Date Posted: 01/13/2020
Code Council emphasizes safe wood construction in the Caribbean
The Code Council’s Ron Piester accompanied industry experts on two trips to the Caribbean to share information on how to safely construct wood buildings and learn about the issues facing building professionals in the region.
Date Posted: 11/19/2019
Inaugural Emory Rodgers Fellowship winner Chris Landreth
The first recipient of the Emory R. Rodgers Fellowship has created a career out of jumping in feet first.
Date Posted: 11/18/2019
ICC chapters are cultivating tomorrow's workforce
Code Council regions and chapters are taking advantage of a booming construction industry to help launch a new generation of code professionals through innovative recruitment and promotion programs.
Date Posted: 10/14/2019
Kaylyn Owens’ amazing one-year MCP certification accomplishment
The permit and license technician for the city of Greenville in South Carolina credits her Master Code Professional certification accomplishment to the experience and help of her colleagues.
Date Posted: 10/14/2019
California town on the rebound after devastating wildfire
In the 10 months since nearly being destroyed by California's deadliest wildfire, the Sierra Nevada foothill town of Paradise, Calif., is slowly coming back to life.
Date Posted: 09/30/2019
Code Council proudly supports Chicago in its historic update
America's Second City is also one of the nation's first to adopt the 2018 International Building Code, ensuring that it will be on the cutting edge of code enforcement.
Date Posted: 05/14/2019
High-rise fires: understanding what happened
Regulators are focusing on fire safety in high-rise residential buildings… cladding is just one piece of it.
Date Posted: 05/06/2019
At the century mark, NCMA keeps its eyes on the future
Last year's centennial was not only an opportunity to take stock of what has been accomplished so far, but to think about what lies ahead.
Date Posted: 04/29/2019
Building inspectors tour a jewel made with wood
The Code Council’s Stephen Jones joined fellow code professionals and architects in a special tour of T3 Atlanta, a seven-story, 205,000 square foot mass timber building under construction in midtown Atlanta.
Date Posted: 04/22/2019
To improve voter turnout, throw a party
The Palm Beach County Building Division has found a fun way to boost participation in consensus voting.
Date Posted: 03/15/2019
Greenville County takes ICC certifications seriously
Building Official Herb Yingling has a successful way to encourage his staff to obtain ICC certifications.
Date Posted: 03/04/2019
Pursuing a passion for code inspection
In the army, Michael Reese mastered military manuals. Today, he's mastering the International Residential Code.
Date Posted: 07/20/2018
The International Residential Code has a big vision for tiny houses
Date Posted: 02/24/2018
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