The International Code Council recently launched online tools showing building code adoption in the United States and globally.
Created in partnership with the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) and the Insurance Services Office (ISO), the U.S. code adoption database is an interactive map that shares code adoption information at the state and local level. A database displays which codes are adopted within each state/jurisdiction and provides context and links to access further code information.
The database also contains a color-coded map for each of the fifteen International Codes (I-Codes) – the most widely used model building codes in the world – showing statewide code adoptions around the U.S. The most current adoption information is maintained across the site through a collaboration effort between the Code Council, FLASH and ISO. This includes the International Energy Conservation Code, or IECC, which regulates the energy-efficient lighting design of new buildings.
Another online tool, the Global Building Codes Tool, provides information about the building codes and standards used in countries around the world. Users may select a country from the world map to view information about the respective building safety regulation agencies, and the building codes and standards referenced and enforced within that country. The tool is designed to help manufacturers and designers who are interested in exporting their products and services to markets outside the United States, as well as to government officials around the world who are monitoring these regulations which impact market entry. It also represents a key component of the Code Council’s Strategic Partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration.
Click here to check it out.
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