Ep. 99: The ‘International’ Code Council with Jesse Zwick (Incentives Series pt. 3)
Update: 2025-10-08
Description
North American buildings are built different — literally. Councilmember Jesse Zwick explains how the organization behind our unusual standards is built to fail, and he makes the case for a new approach. This is part 3 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy.
Show notes:
- Zwick, J. (2025). Out of Code: The Hidden Costs of US Building Standards.
- Episode 78 of UCLA Housing Voice, on the relationship between building height and construction costs (in the US).
- Wikipedia article on the Grenfell Tower fire in London.
- Stephen Smith’s Slate article about elevator building codes.
- Episode 98 of UCLA Housing Voice, on elevator building code in the US and Canada.
- Strong Towns article featuring the quote by Lawrence Veiller.
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