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Because the IRC is not intended to tell you you have to build it this way.

It's intended to allow anybody to build any way they want.

They just need to show it's as good as or better than the minimum requirements in the IRC.

That's why it gets so darn confusing.

Welcome to the Fine Home Building Pro Talk podcast, a regular discussion with Bill Knicking Industry Professionals.

Today, I'm joined by Sandra Hyde, an engineer with the International Code Council.

You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes at fineholding.

com slash podcast. You can leave feedback and ask questions there too.

Sandra, it is so nice to meet you. Thank you for being on the show.

Thank you for having me.

So can I ask where are you working from? Are you at home or are you going to the office still?

So I am unusual in ICC and I have worked out of a home office for the last 10 years.

So I'm kind of business as usual still in my home office here, although everybody else is also currently in the home office as well.

And where are you located and where is the ICC headquarters?

The ICC headquarters are in Washington, D.C. I happen to be in south central Washington in an area called Tri-Cities.

That's the middle of nowhere, I'm guessing.

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