Episode
Who Builds the Building Code?
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- Unintended Consequences
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- Feb 13, 2025
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- 1598
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Summary
Should your home have a sprinkler system installed? Well, the organization likely responsible for your local building code thinks so. But mandating sprinklers in every single family home would be expensive, and this wouldn’t be the first time that regulators failed to sufficiently account for costs and tradeoffs. Join Paul Matzko and Peter Van Doren for a closer look at an organization you’ve never heard of, the International Code Council, which has significant influence on what gets built in America today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.