Code Council opens applications for its IECC development committees

Posted by ICC on Apr 13, 2021 4:57:08 PM

The International Code Council announced its call for committees for the development of its 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). 

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International Code Council releases new framework to address energy efficiency needs across the entire building industry

Posted by ICC on Mar 9, 2021 12:36:12 PM

The International Code Council, the leading global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions, released a new framework to assist governments and building industry stakeholders in meeting energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction goals.

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Code Council releases update on standards development activities

Posted by ICC on Dec 17, 2020 2:44:30 PM

There is a long-standing relationship between construction codes and standards that address design, installation, testing and materials related to building construction. Building regulation cannot be effectively carried out without such standards.

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New community benchmark on water infrastructure resilience released

Posted by ICC on Dec 17, 2020 2:43:27 PM

The Alliance for National and Community Resilience (ANCR) released the third of its Community Resilience Benchmarks — the water benchmark — which addresses resilience of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems. The buildings and housing benchmarks were released in 2019.

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IECC Q&A: Dwelling unit lighting in multi-family buildings

Posted by ICC on Dec 17, 2020 2:41:27 PM

In this column, we will address some of the typical questions asked of our technical support team. 

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Significant changes to the 2018 International Residential Code

Posted by ICC on Dec 17, 2020 2:41:10 PM

The 2018 Significant Changes guides are available for the International Building, Residential, Fire, Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas Codes.

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Why we need a ZERO Code now

Posted by ICC on Dec 17, 2020 2:40:46 PM

To reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, architects are looking beyond their own projects to make a greater difference in a new way—with building codes.

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IECC Q&A: Warehouse freeze protection

Posted by ICC on Dec 17, 2020 2:40:28 PM

In this column, we will address some of the typical questions asked of our technical support team.

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ICC Pulse Podcast Episode 21: ICC & RESNET Collaborate to Increase Energy Code Compliance & Home Energy Efficiency

Posted by ICC on Dec 17, 2020 2:37:55 PM

As another collaboration with RESNET, Code Council Executive Vice President and Director of Business Development Mark Johnson and RESNET Executive Director Steve Baden discuss the collaboration efforts of the associations to increase energy code compliance and home energy efficiency.

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ICC Pulse Podcast Episode 31: The Code Council's Digital Transformation

Posted by ICC on Dec 17, 2020 2:33:40 PM

In this episode of the ICC Pulse Podcast, Catherine Vinson, Code Council Vice President of Customer Success invites Joan O’Neil, Code Council Chief Knowledge Officer, to talk about the association's digital transformation strategy.

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