The theme of this year's Building Safety Month, “Built to Last,” highlights how modern building codes, safety professionals, ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Building Safety Month, a national public awareness campaign led by the International Code Council (ICC), returns May 1 with a renewed focus on how modern building codes and ...

This article was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage ...

ICC’s Ryan Colker explains how thoughtful code development and evaluation processes are paving the way for safe, scalable adoption of next-generation building technologies. ICC's Ryan Colker speaks at ...

Housing policy needs to support an innovative path forward to produce high quality, efficient homes that use less energy.

Building codes have existed for thousands of years. In the Code of Hammurabi, written between 1755 B.C. and 1750 B.C., item 229 states that “if a builder builds a house for someone and does not ...

### About the International Code Council The International Code Council is the leading global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions. ICC codes, standards and solutions are ...

Larkspur has passed new building standards to help reduce fossil fuel-related emissions. The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 20 to adopt two ordinances to increase building electrification ...

Worcester residents oppose a proposed 20-month pause on a code reducing emissions from new buildings, citing health and ...

New construction in Howard County is poised to be more energy efficient, after Howard County Council approved a new set of building codes this week. It's been years in the making for some advocates, ...