The United States has a shortage of between four to seven million homes, which contributes to why housing has become unaffordable for so many Americans. Two strategies to create more housing include updating local zoning regulations to be more straightforward and streamlining construction permitting processes. In December 2025, the International…
This January marks John Belcik’s first year as CEO of the International Code Council (ICC). After a productive year working alongside ICC members, partners, the Board of Directors and staff, the Building Safety Journal spoke with Belcik about what’s next. How do you…
The ICC Board has established a new framework for developing the 2030 International Energy Conservation Code® (IECC®) that moves its content into two documents, the IECC and IECC Expanded. This split ensures that ICC…
In accordance with the International Code Council’s Consensus Procedures, the public comment draft #1 of ICC 825, Private Sewage Disposal Systems Standard, is available for public input. The public comment period will close on April 27, 2026. This new…
The Raising the Profile Award was created to honor individuals and organizations whose acts or contributions raise awareness for the ways in which code personnel improve public safety through the built environment. This…
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…
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