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AZBO Fall Institute 2025: A success!

"Thank you for your time in organizing this training. Love the location, it is closer, more accessible, and having the lake so close for a break during the lunch break (was terrific)...speakers in both of my sessions were knowledgeable and kept the class going.
The food was excellent, ...everything was great!"

~Building Plans Examiner, Scottsdale

"I just want to share that another awesome institute wrapped up this week. Our education chair, co-chair and committee did an excellent job and everything went beyond smoothly. And of course, Shelly's strong work was critical to make sure it happened at all.

I didn't hear a single complaint from anyone. I think it was a great turnout and the classes offered seemed to be well attended and what people wanted.

What an amazing (AZBO) group you all are!"

~ Barbara Rice, AZBO Executive Chair

Oct

2025

Phoenix Planning and Development Department Newsletter | City of Phoenix

Dear Planning and Development Department Partners,

This has been an incredibly productive year for Planning and Development. Together, we have strengthened our culture of partnership and service, embraced innovation, and delivered meaningful improvements that benefit our customers and community. I am proud of the dedicated public servants who make this work possible and grateful to our development partners for their continued support.

Together, we are shaping a safe and well-designed city.

Our focus this year has been to listen to our customers, implement meaningful process improvements, and build a foundation for even greater efficiency and transparency in the future. This quarter’s newsletter is a celebration of those efforts and a look ahead at what our department is doing next to better serve our customers.

If you’re interested in contributing to our efforts, please read our 2025 Process Improvements Report, or join us for a listening session (details below) to share your thoughts with us.

- Joshua Bednarek, Director

Oct

2025

ICC's Government Relations October Update

It’s October and the countdown is running for the 2025 ICC Annual Conference in Cleveland. Check out the events and other Code Council news with this issue of the ICC Government Relations Monthly Update. Here’s what we’re featuring:

Key events and tours during the Annual Conference.
Take the brief survey on best practices in zoning and building permitting processes.
Public comment opens on ICC 605, Standard for Residential Construction in Regions with Wildfire Hazard.
Obtain a copy of FEMA’s annual Building Codes Adoption Tracking Fact Sheet.
Get the latest on the new Municity NextGen, the transformative cloud-based platform. Sign up for the webinar!

Lots going on. Just click here to open the October GR Monthly Update. And forward this email to colleagues and stakeholders to help them keep up!

Rick Bluntzer

Sep

2025

NEW! From Rick Bluntzer | Government Relations Manager

All,

I want to share this just published op-ed, penned by former Trump Dep. FEMA Administrator for Resilience, Dan Kaniewski. The op-ed came out of case study we worked on to highlight Florida’s resilient building code success.

Please feel free to share with you network!

Regards,

Rick

Rick Bluntzer

Government Relations Manager

Aug

2025

Government Relations Monthly Update, ICC

PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR RESPECTIVE CHAPTERS.

Summer Greetings!

Click the link to read and download your August issue of the Government Relations Monthly Update. Get the latest on:

Pending federal legislation of concern to every ICC Member.
FEMA’s Earthquake Hazard Reduction Grant applications.
Updates you need to know about the 2025 ICC Annual Conference in Cleveland.
ICC’s comprehensive report on “The State of the Building Safety Industry.”
The NIBS report on proactive disaster mitigation strategies.
How code officials form the first line of defense for hydrogen industry installations.

And there’s much more news. As always, please forward your August GRMU to fellow ICC members, colleagues and stakeholders.

Jul

2025

AZBO ABM 2025 Opening Invocation (Video)

LINK

Jul

2025

ICC: Creative Growth Strategies and Using the Chapter Forum in the Online Community

Recording now available!

Chapter Webinar, Quarter 2

Creative Growth Strategies and Using the Chapter Forum in the Online Community

Jul

2025

The State of the Building Safety Industry Report, ICC

ICC Report Unlocks Insights into the Industry's Present Landscape and Future Horizons

- How do building safety salaries compare with the national average?
- What are the most common challenges facing the profession?

- How do building safety professionals rate their level of job satisfaction?
- Which aspect of their job do 74% of professionals enjoy most?

The State of the Building Safety Industry Report, published by the International Code Council for its members, summarizes data collected from thousands of professionals offering insight into workplace trends, compensation, challenges, outlook and much more. These benchmarks can help you understand: