The town of Silverthorne building department earned the second highest rating available from the Insurance Service Office, Inc (ISO) for its use and enforcement of building code standards. The ISO ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hurricanes have proven to be costly in Florida. Most recently, Category 5 Michael devastated parts of the Florida Panhandle last October. As Andrew showed South Floridians in 1992 ...

Building codes usually come up in the context of safety – a properly constructed building can help prevent injury or death from fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather. But they’re also essential for ...

Each column, a new author will feature an article from one of the International Code Council (ICC) building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, residential (one and two family), energy conservation, and ...

Commercial construction projects are reviewed and inspected for compliance with the International Building Code (IBC), Building Technical Codes and the university's Design and Construction Standards.

After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The International Code Council, a member of the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), will be presenting at COP28 throughout the two-week event. Held this year ...

The recent LA fires drove home how dangerous wildfires can be when they encroach on urban areas. So-called 'wildland-urban interface' fires are on the rise. However, building codes and standards have ...

Washington D.C., Dec. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Code Council, the leading global provider of building safety solutions and a member of the Global Alliance for Buildings and ...

The impact of climate change is being felt worldwide. In April 2024, the UAE experienced its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, catching many developers off guard with its repercussions on the built ...

Damage from the Jan. 7, 2020, 6.4 Magnitude earthquake in Ponce, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Liz Roll/FEMA) FEMA released the “Building Codes Save: A Nationwide Study,” which highlights and uses big data ...