ICC (International Code Council)

Also called: International Code Council

The nonprofit organization that develops and publishes the International Codes (I-Codes), including the IBC, through a governmental consensus process. Most US building regulation starts as ICC text before jurisdictions adopt and amend it.

Enables: Machine-readable building codes

Architects Technology companies

Why it matters

The ICC also publishes its codes as structured digital data, which is what makes official code content available to software rather than only to readers. Kestrel builds on official ICC code data through a direct collaboration.

Sources & reading

iccsafe.org

Also in Fundamentals: Building code IBC (International Building Code) AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction) Jurisdiction Local amendments Occupancy classification Egress (means of egress) Fire-resistance rating

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