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 prioritizing a commitment to the health and safety of professionals in the built environment to safely con...
Dec 10, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 34
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
Nov 13, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 33
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.com/blog . Episode Length 00:11:07...
Oct 28, 2020•11 min•Season 2Ep. 30
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 of the new Digital Codes Premium Complete product, a comprehensive online codes and standards databa...
Oct 16, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 31
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...
Sep 10, 2020•9 min•Season 2Ep. 30
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...
Jul 01, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 29
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: 00:35:15...
Jun 04, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 28
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
Apr 16, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 27
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
Apr 10, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 26
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
Feb 19, 2020•11 min•Season 2Ep. 25
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 Governing Committee and Allison Cook , from Arlington, Virginia, is serving her first term on the ELMC Gover...
Jan 29, 2020•20 min•Season 2Ep. 24
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
Dec 20, 2019•12 min•Season 2Ep. 23
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
Nov 20, 2019•26 min•Season 2Ep. 22
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
Oct 21, 2019•37 min•Season 2Ep. 21
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...
Sep 25, 2019•25 min•Season 2Ep. 20
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...
Aug 21, 2019•24 min•Season 2Ep. 19
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
Jul 24, 2019•24 min
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 provisions in the building code. Episode length: 00:20:31...
Jul 22, 2019•21 min
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.
Jun 19, 2019•15 min•Season 2Ep. 17
RESTalk Host Bill Spohn interviews RESNET Program Director Ryan Meres and Code Council Executive Director of Sustainability Programs Dave Walls for this special ICC and RESNET collaboration episode for Building Safety Month. The guests discuss the new water ratings standard, water efficiency and conservation. Episode length: 00:19:08...
May 13, 2019•19 min•Season 2Ep. 16
This month we are joined by David Naples , a building code official for Remington & Vernick Engineers in Middletown, Delaware. Since 2006, David has been a Master Code Professional, the highest level of Code Council certification. In this episode, we discuss Dave’s career path to MCP certification. Episode length: 00:14:39
Apr 17, 2019•15 min•Season 2Ep. 15
In this month's episode, we discuss codes and interior design with American Society of Interior Designers CEO Randy Fiser, Hon. FASID. Episode Length: 00:19:17
Mar 20, 2019•19 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Code Council Vice President of Global Services Judy Zakreski appears as the guest host for Episode 13 of the ICC Pulse Podcast. ASTM International President Katharine Morgan joins Judy for a conversation about global standards. With more than three decades of experience in increasingly strategic and managerial roles at ASTM, Kathie is a respected industry leader and one of the world's prominent voices on standardization-related issues. Episode length: 00:28:37...
Feb 28, 2019•29 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this month’s episode of the ICC Pulse Podcast, Code Council Vice President of Federal Relations Gabe Maser gives an update on the federal government after the 2018 midterm elections. Gabe shares insight on the federal government’s involvement with the codes, various legislative agendas related to the built environment and what to expect from the 116th Congress. Episode Length: 11 min. 41 sec.
Jan 23, 2019•12 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Code Council Senior Director of PMG Resources Lee Clifton appears as the guest host for episode 11 of the ICC Pulse Podcast. Clifton's former trainee Damon Premer joins for a conversation about building a career in plumbing. Premer has worked in the plumbing trade for 32 years and is a senior project executive at All Area Plumbing in Commerce, Calif....
Dec 19, 2018•18 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this special edition episode of the ICC Pulse Podcast we are joined by Matt Paxton , top hoarding expert and featured cleaner on the hit television show HOARDERS. Matt, who served as our keynote speaker at this year's Annual Conference in Richmond, Va., shares his expertise about a topic that is inextricably linked to building safety, fire prevention and the codes.
Nov 26, 2018•17 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Code Council Vice President of Government Relations and Executive Director for the Alliance for National and Community Resilience (ANCR) Justin Wiley appears as the guest host and resilience prevention expert and ANCR Board of Directors member Ryan Colker joins him for a conversation about ANCR. Ryan is also the Vice President of the National Institute of Building Sciences where he leads the Institute’s efforts to improve the built environment through collaboration of public and private sectors....
Nov 14, 2018•12 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Chief Building Official for Davis, California, Greg Mahoney joins us this month to share industry insight on the new phenomenon of tiny homes, including the challenges these homes present to code officials and the overall impact on housing affordability. Greg also explains Appendix Q of the 2018 International Residential Code which covers tiny home requirements. Episode Duration: 00:21:58...
Oct 17, 2018•22 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Recent Boise High School graduate Therese Etoka joins us for this month's episode to share her story about her advocacy for code adoption in Boise.
Sep 19, 2018•10 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Code Council Senior Director of PMG Resources Lee Clifton appears as the guest host for episode 7 of the ICC Pulse Podcast. Backflow prevention specialist Bruce Rathburn joins Lee for a conversation about plumbing cross-connection control programs. Bruce is the past president of his local chapter of the American Backflow Prevention Association (ABPA) and the immediate past president of the ABPA International. Episode Duration: 00:08:34...
Aug 22, 2018•9 min•Season 1Ep. 7
