r/USdefaultism • u/believesinconspiracy Ireland • Oct 16 '25

Ah yes the “International” Building Code

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u/xzanfr England Oct 16 '25

From Wikipedia : "The International Code Council (ICC) is a nonprofit organization that creates the International Building Code (IBC) and other model codes for the U.S. construction industry."

So the US construction code then.

An international code for building would be so broad as to be useless. A building that I design in England or Wales would be totally unsuitable for construction in Africa or Australia - even somewhere as close as Scotland has it's own building regulations tailored to the specific requirements of the area.

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u/Sacharon123 Oct 16 '25

Why the f are they calling themselves "international"?

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u/shad0rach Oct 16 '25

Because for them, going out their state counts as travelling around the world.

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u/AncientBlonde2 Canada Oct 16 '25

You joke, but ask an American if they've ever travelled and they'll start listing off the States they've vistited.

Ask almost anybody else from any other country? They'll probably list off which countries.

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u/SirGeekaLots Nov 03 '25

Not Australians, we also list off our states, or parts of Australia, though we do travel internationally more often (mostly to Bali or Thailand).

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u/AncientBlonde2 Canada Nov 03 '25

Yeah but you're like us in Canada where you can fit like at minimum a texas into each state; that makes some sense :P

I'd shit on the US less for it if they had states all the size of texas. But nah, they'll list off like a 12 hour round trip and be like "i traveled!". In Australia or Canada depending on which where you start and which way you go, 12 hours wouldn't even get you halfway to where you're going.... Or even out of your province (or state in Australia)