The Building Codes Are Changing: Should Anyone Be Worried?
Building codes are used in communities throughout the United States to ensure that our buildings-and especially public buildings-meet some accepted minimum standard that will safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare.
To move toward the socially beneficial goal of having one model code for the entirety of the United States, the three organizations joined forces in the '90s, created one common model building code and then formally merged together, combining their assets and personnel. The one joint building code that was created was the International Building Code and the organization that was formed from the merger of the three code development organizations was the International Code Council.