Governing

The Disaster-Resilient Building Codes We Need

The wake of Hurricane Andrew in Dade County, Fla., in August 1992. Fifty-four people died in the storm, which caused over $27 billion in damages and led to Florida’s adoption of a statewide building ...
Contractor

From 3D Printing to Prefab Homes: Building Codes as a Catalyst for Affordable Housing

ICC’s Ryan Colker explains how thoughtful code development and evaluation processes are paving the way for safe, scalable ...
The Marion Star

Marion may create a commercial building code department to avoid delays from the state

In response to complaints from developers about long wait times with the state, Marion considers creating a commercial ...
The Tribune

Building Code ‘just paper’ without true enforcement

# “We’re not short of regulations; we’re short of enforcement. In The Bahamas, we’re not short of regulations. There’s a regulation for everything. Unless that changes and we have more enforcement of ...