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As we continue the countdown toward the kickoff of the 41st annual Building Safety Month, the International Code Council and its members encourage those interested in building safety to join…

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The application submission period for the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) development committees will close at 11:59 p.m. PT on Friday, April 23, 2021. Under the Code Council’s new…

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Significant changes to the 2021 International Building Code

The 2021 Significant Changes guides are available for the International Building, Residential, Fire, Energy Conservation, Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas Codes. This valuable series can help any code user save…

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