ICC Pulse Podcast

In this episode, John ("JC") Hudgison , Certified Building Official for the City of Tampa & Emerging Leaders Membership Council member talks with Henry Green , former President & CEO of NIBS and former Code Council Board President, and Anthony Floyd , Green Building Program Manager for the City of Scottsdale, on training the next generation in black and brown communities and how we can increase aw...

In this episode, Sara Yerkes , Code Council Senior VP of Government Relations talks with Bob Raymer , Senior Engineer and Technical Director at CBIA Sacramento, about his experience with California's code adoptions and on his career as a code official. Episode: 00:31:38

In this episode, Sara Yerkes , Code Council Senior VP of Government Relations and Lakisha Woods , President and CEO of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) discuss the NIBS and ICC's shared commitments to resilience and sustainability. Episode: 00:22:23

In this episode, Gabe Maser , Code Council Vice President of Government Relations and National Strategy talks with Edward Laatsch , Director of the Planning, Safety and Building Science Division at FEMA about FEMA's recent report Building Codes Save – A Nationwide Study of Loss Prevention. Links to topics referenced in this episode: Building Codes Save: A Nationwide Study of Loss Prevention Study...

In this episode of the ICC Pulse Podcast, Code Council Assessment Center Program Manager / Test Developer Doug Hatch talks with Special Inspector and Senior Project Manager Kenneth Morong about special inspectors and the benefits of special inspections.  Episode Length: 00:21:31

In this episode of the ICC Pulse Podcast, Senior Vice President of Government Relations Sara Yerkes talks with returning guest, Managing Deputy Commissioner of the City of Chicago DOB Grant Ullrich , on the current development of the City of Chicago's building regulations. Last year, Grant was on the show to talk about the City's code adoptions. This episode follows how the Code Council and the Ci...

In this season finale episode of the ICC Pulse Podcast, we look back at a conversation recorded earlier this year between Code Council Vice President of Government Relations Dottie Mazzarella and President and CEO of the Building Trades Employers' Association (BTEA) Lou Coletti on how building officials and contractors in New York City swiftly worked together in response to COVID-19 through priori...

In this episode of the Pulse Podcast, Code Council Government Relations Vice President of Fire and Disaster Mitigation Karl Fippinge r talks with Kevin Scott , President of KH Scott and Associates, about the 2018 2018 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code and Commentary. Episode Length 00:31:19

In this episode of the Pulse Podcast, Code Council Chief Knowledge Officer Joan O'Neil talks with Eric "Doc" Wright , Founder & CEO of Vets2PM, where Doc gives a preview of his upcoming keynote speech at ICC Learn Live. At the time of this publishing, registration for Learn Live is still open! Register here . You can find Doc as docwright2012 on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, or at www.vets2pm.c...

In this episode of the ICC Pulse Podcast, Catherine Vinson, Code Council Vice President of Customer Success invites Joan O'Neil , Code Council Chief Knowledge Officer, to talk about the association's digital transformation strategy. On October 20, 2020, the Code Council will host a live virtual event about digital transformation in the building safety industry.  The event will feature: An overview...

In this episode of the ICC Pulse Podcast, Code Council Government Relations Senior Regional Manager Steve Jones hosts a dialogue with Inspected Director of Government Relations Johnny Goetz , about remote virtual inspections and how building safety professionals can implement this method.    Episode Length: 00:09:14

In this episode Code Council Senior Staff Engineer Beth Tubbs leads a discussion about the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) and performance-based design.  Tubbs is joined by ARUP Principal and Past President of SFPE Ray Grill and Building Official of Summit, NJ Gary Lewis .  Episode length: 00:26:23

In this month's episode, the Code Council's Vice President of Innovation Ryan Colker leads a discussion on safety procedures for reopening business in the wake of COVID-19. Colker is joined by Chief Executive Officer of the Building Owners and Managers Association Henry Chamberlain and Assistant Director of the Clark County Department of Building & Fire Prevention Sam Palmer .   Episode length: 00...

As part two of our copyright series, Code Council Executive Vice President & Director of Business Development Mark Johnson interviews Master Code Professional Glenn Mathewson for his member perspective on copyright issues and the International Codes. Episode length: 00:15:42

Code Council Vice President of Government Affairs Gabe Maser returns to the Pulse Podcast to share information about the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which is the third piece of federal legislation meant to address the Coronavirus crisis. Gabe discusses the stimulus package and how it can help state, local, tribal and territorial governments. Episode length: 00:15:51

In this episode, ICC-ES President Shahin Moinian and NTA President and CEO David Tompos share excitement for the expanded offerings that have come with the acquisition of NTA. Episode: 00:10:59

Code Council Senior Regional Manager of Government Relations Rick Hauffe hosts a conversation about welcoming the next generation of building safety professionals with members of the Emerging Leaders Membership Council (ELMC), which serves as an entry point for new, motivated members to engage in the Code Council activities. Andre Jaen , from Denver, Colorado, is the new Chair of the ELMC Governin...

Executive Vice President & Director of Business Development Mark Johnson interviews Code Council General Counsel Mel Oncu about the International Codes and copyright issues.  Episode length: 00:11:38

ICC Vice President of Global Services Judy Zakreski   met with world renowned chemical engineer Dame Judith Hackitt to discuss the Grenfell Tower fire in London in 2017, the Hackitt Report and UK Regulatory System. Episode length: 00:26:09

As another collaboration with RESNET, Code Council Executive Vice President and Director of Business Development Mark Johnson and RESNET Executive Director Steve Baden discuss the collaboration efforts of the associations to increase energy code compliance and home energy efficiency.   Episode length: 00:37:10

In this episode of the Pulse Podcast, the Code Council's Vice President of Government Relations Justin Wiley  returns to interview Washington, D.C.'s Director of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)  Ernest Chrappah . The two discuss DCRA's various initiatives including the Vision 2020 Strategic Plan that focuses on digitization.  Episode length: 00:24:48

This month Code Council Senior Vice President of Government Relations Sara Yerkes interviews Commissioner Judith Frydland and Deputy Commissioner Grant Ullrich of the Chicago Department of Buildings.  The guest discuss the exciting recent code developments in the City of Chicago.  Episode length: 00:24:24

In this episode, Code Council Vice President of Fire and Disaster Mitigation Karl Fippinger interviews members of the ICC Fire Service Membership Council Randy Metz and Gary West. The guest discus the membership council, its new Ad Hoc committee and new building construction and fire safety technologies.  Episode length: 00:23:43

In this special edition episode, we are joined by special guest Ken O'Dell , S.E. who is a California Structural Engineer, the President of the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California and a Principal of California based MHP Structural Engineers. In light of the Searles Valley Earthquakes, O'Dell discusses his work related to seismic activity and shares insight on seismic design pro...

In this episode, we interview Wendy Wan from the New York City Department of Buildings and Terry Whitehill , Portland Oregon's Building Official. Both are members of the Code Council's Major Jurisdiction Committee. Each guest shares information about the committee, as well as the initiatives of their respective jurisdictions.