The International Code Council (ICC) has signed an agreement with the Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) in Abu Dhabi to develop new building codes in the Emirate. The International Code Council ...

The 2027 ICC building code proposals for 2027 next go to hearings that begin April 19. Among the proposals are items that ...

The National Green Building Standard, known as ICC-700, was approved on January 29 as an American National Standard. The new Standard provides guidance for safe and sustainable building practices for ...

The International Code Council (ICC), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering ...

The family safety codes developed by the International Code Council play a major role in mitigating risks associated with building safety. Whether it’s a home, office, school or fire department, ...

An international group that develops building codes adopted by a wide swath of U.S. cities and counties abruptly pared back a plan to force new homes to be more climate-friendly. The International ...

Because current plumbing piping is sized based on plumbing fixtures from the 1940s, lower flow rates of modern plumbing fixtures and fittings result in wasted water and energy as well as potential for ...

An international organization that develops model codes and standards for new construction is quietly preparing an energy conservation code that opponents argue is a backdoor climate initiative and ...

ICC used its new—and controversial—consensus standard process to develop the 2024 IECC, rather than having U.S. building officials vote on the final draft. Sustainability advocates are censuring the ...

Idaho won’t be getting a new building code this year. Last week, all but two members of the legislature’s House Business Committee rejected a proposal to adopt a new building code for the State of ...