ICC Value of the Code Official Toolkit
The Value of the Code Official Toolkit builds awareness about building safety and encourages young professionals to join the industry.
The International Code Council launches a new online resource, the Value of the Code Official Toolkit. This toolkit helps government officials, Code Council members, and others build awareness for the code official’s significant role within their communities.
Code officials review plans and conduct inspections to guarantee every building constructed follows the community’s codes and standards. Structures constructed in accordance with updated building codes are more likely to withstand disasters, safe lives, and reducing the cost and time needed for rebuilding. The most widely utilized and adopted set of building safety codes in the US, the International Codes, result in the highest level of building safety in the industrial world.
This new resource also encourages students and young professionals to join the industry’s pipeline of qualified professionals. According the 2014 survey The Future of Code Officials, the building industry will experience a loss of 80% of the existing skilled workforce over the next 15 years. Retirements combined with a growing demand for skilled labor make the booming construction industry a tremendous opportunity for young adults entering the workforce.
“The Value of the Code Official Toolkit builds on the Code Council’s innovative work through the High School Technical Trade Program, the Military Families Building Safety Program, and our other Safety 2.0 programs… In the wake of the recent destructive hurricane season and widespread California wildfires, we continue to highlight the critical role of the code official in creating safe buildings and resilient communities.” said Code Council Board President Jay Elbetter, PE.
The Value of the Code Official Toolkit includes: