Who We Are What can we do for you, and for the building safety industry? Give us a few moments, and we’ll show you how we’re helping to change the face of safe, durable, and sustainable building construction.

A Tradition of Giving
From Project H.E.R.O. to the ICC Foundation Scholarship Program, the Foundation is focused on implementing programs that make a difference. Support from generous contributors around the country have helped increase building safety throughout the world.

Rewards for Giving Back
As the end of the year approaches, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the ICC Foundation and one of its extraordinary programs. You can help a disabled veteran, educate our youth, promote building safety and minimize the impact of disasters.

Stir Up Interest in Your Community
Celebrating building safety is easy with the help of the Building Safety Week Campaign Kit, available in January 2007.
Developed with both adults and kids in mind, this kit contains everything you need to increase your community’s awareness about the importance of building safety.
 • BSW Posters
 • Public Relations Materials
 • Public Service Announcements for TV
 • Various Building Safety Brochures
 • CODiE Activity Books
 • Building Inspector Children’s Stickers
 • BSW Pencils
Join building departments across the country that are celebrating Building Safety Week.

Your Chance to Promote a H.E.R.O.
Find out how you can establish your own Project H.E.R.O. team with a free Project H.E.R.O. CD. Providing all the tools and templates necessary to create your team, select a veteran, raise financial and non-financial support, and complete a successful project, you’ll be able to contribute to this worthy cause. ICC Chapters have received free copies of the CD. For your own copy, call 1-888-ICC-SAFE (422-7233), ext. 4204.


As part of its November ICC Orange Empire Chapter meeting, Jim Martin, Building Official for the City of Garden Grove, California (above at podium), and Khanh Nguyen, Chapter President of the ICC Orange Empire Chapter, presented the Project H.E.R.O. program CD to members. The Orange Empire Chapter members are currently evaluating ways they might participate in this unique program.

ICCF Board of Governors
James Lee Witt, GlobalOptions Group
Rocco Davis, LIUNA
William Dupler, ICC
Jeffrey Lowinski, WDMA
Donald Pratt, NAHB

Board Meetings
May 9, 2007
ICCF Board of Governors, Alexandria, VA

September 2007
ICC Annual Conference, Reno, NV

About the Foundation
Around the world, thousands of lives are lost and billions of dollars in damage occur in places where people and property are not protected by safe building codes and standards.

The International Code Council (ICC) Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating the devastating effects of natural disasters and other building tragedies by promoting ideas, methods and technologies that encourage the construction of durable, sustainable buildings and homes.

For more information on the ICC Foundation, click here.

ICC Foundation eNews
December 2006
Volume II, Issue 4
Contact Us
Paul E. Myers
President, ICC Foundation
10624 Indian Woods Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
E-mail: pmyers@iccsafe.org
Phone: (513) 574-0957
Cell: (513) 276-1033
Fax: (513) 574-2159

Your Chance to Promote Building Safety

	Chief Plans Examiner Mike Foreman hands out Building Safety Week materials during last year's festival in Grand Prairie, Texas.

Building Safety Week is your chance to take advantage of a nationwide focus on safe building practices. The theme of Building Safety Week 2007 is “Building Smarter…for Disasters and Everyday Life.” Scheduled May 6-12, 2007, Building Safety Week is a perfect time to increase public awareness in a fun and educational way, and to share information about critical topics. Every year, jurisdictions nationwide reach out to the public in new and innovative ways. We have some great ideas for promoting Building Safety Week in your area.

Lobbying for Change at the National Level
Building Safety Week activities at the national level include a program of federal policy advocacy in Washington, D.C. ICC leadership, including the ICC Board of Directors, the Government Relations Advisory Committee and Chapter representatives, meet with the U.S. House and Senate to promote and discuss ICC’s annual legislative priorities.

In past years, ICC’s legislative agenda has included policies guiding natural disaster mitigation and reconstruction, federal incentives to promote state and local code adoption, incentives promoting installation of enhanced energy efficiency and building safety measures and legislation to advance federal fire prevention policies. For this upcoming Building Safety Week, ICC will continue to focus on these concerns as well as highlight efforts to establish a federally funded competitive Local Code Administration Grant Program.

ICC Board President Wally Bailey (center) and ICC State and Local Government Relations Director Dottie Harris speak with Congressman John Boozman (R-Ark.) regarding the National Wind Hazard Impact Reduction Program.

ICCF/Pragma Partnership Approved by MUD
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has announced the ICC Foundation’s partnership with Pragma Corporation, an international management organization, for capacity development of the Ministry of Urban Development (MUD) of Afghanistan. MUD is responsible for urban management, including facilitating access to housing for all of Afghanistan's citizens.

The capacity development program is financed by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and includes the review of existing Russian-based codes and systems, the current state of code enforcement, and the eventual recommendations for improvements that will increase the Ministry’s capacity to do its part in rebuilding Afghanistan. Initial efforts will focus on the capital city of Kabul.

Silent Auction Donations Jump 35 Percent
The ICC Foundation’s 4th Annual Silent Auction raised a record-setting $5,000—up from the previous year’s high of $3,700. If you would like to help make the 2007 Silent Auction an even greater success, please
consider making a donation. Donors will be listed on posters at the annual conference, on the ICC Foundation website, and in ICC’s official publication, Building Safety Journal® (circulation 40,000).

Mobilizing Egypt’s Code Enforcement System
The ICC Foundation is working closely with Egypt’s Housing and Building National Research Center (HBRC) to develop the Capacity Development National Program for Integrated Building Safety System, a comprehensive code enforcement system for the country. In a recent trip to Egypt, ICC Foundation President Paul Myers and Majed Dabdoub, Cincinnati Building Department, met with the Governor of the State of Alexandria, the Federal Contractors Union, staff from the Housing & Building Research Center, architects, consulting engineers, the Egyptian Construction Liability Insurance Pool, code officials and owners/developers. Their goal in this final fact-finding mission was to assess the status of code enforcement, gather recommendations for change and develop ways to increase the staff and enforcement system capacity.

Michigan’s DLEG Volunteers for Project H.E.R.O.
Henry L. Green, ICC Board Immediate Past President and Executive Director of the Bureau of Construction Codes for the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) in Lansing, Michigan, has volunteered to serve as a Project H.E.R.O. State Coordinator, and has enlisted the help of several others in the effort.

Be a Part of Building Safety’s Proudest Moment
May 10, 2007
Hilton Arlington and Towers Hotel
Arlington, Virginia
For helping improve the lives of others through building safety and fire prevention, winners of the Silent Defender Award will be honored at the Foundation’s third annual dinner, and you can reserve a seat at this important event.

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