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…
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…
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…
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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