The International
Code Council (ICC) was established in 1994 as a non-profit organization
dedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive and coordinated
national model construction codes. The founders of the ICC are Building
Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA), International
Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), and Southern Building Code
Congress International, Inc. (SBCCI). Since the early part of the
last century, these non-profit organizations developed three separate
sets of model codes used throughout the United States. Although
regional code development has been effective and responsive to our
country's needs, the time came for a single set of codes. The nation's
three model code groups responded by creating the International
Code Council and by developing codes without regional limitations;
the International Codes.
The International
Code Council (ICC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with
OptaSoft in June 2005, a joint initiative with the goal of providing
world class software solutions in the areas of building construction
plan design and plan review to regulatory agencies and the Architectural
- Engineering Community (AEC) throughout the domestic and international
market place. ICC is extending its marketing assistance to OptaSoft
to provide its software services to ICC's customer base of 40,000
members and greater than 200,000 current customers. ICC and OptaSoft
are working toward a cooperative exchange of information that will
lead to specific programs of mutual interest to better serve the
ICC membership and building construction industry.
Most U.S. cities,
counties and states that adopt codes choose the International Codes
developed by ICC. "We are delighted to work with a world-class organization
such as the International Code Council and to be able to assist
in the joint initiative of providing building code knowledge for
our industry through automated plan review software, an effort translating
into improved safety within the built environment," said OptaSoft
President and CEO Eiad M. Odeh.
The International
Code Council (ICC) is a membership association dedicated to building
safety and fire prevention. ICC develops the codes and standards
used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including
homes and schools.
The International
Codes, or I-Codes, published by ICC, provide minimum safeguards
for people at home, at school and in the workplace. The I-Codes
are a complete set of comprehensive, coordinated building safety
and fire prevention codes. Building codes benefit public safety
and support the industrys need for one set of codes without
regional limitations.
Fifty states
and the District of Columbia have adopted the I-Codes at the state
or jurisdictional level. Federal agencies including the Architect
of the Capitol, General Services Administration, National Park Service,
Department of State, U.S. Forest Service and the Veterans Administration
also enforce the I-Codes. The Department of Defense references the
International Building Code for constructing military facilities,
including those that house U.S. troops, domestically and abroad.
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands enforce one or more of the
I-Codes.
Vist the official ICC website to access your eCodes, click
here
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