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Understanding Building Code Adoption and Enforcement Challenges
Topics Publisher: Informa UK Limited Availability: Non-RAND Year: 2025 Pages: 23 Document Number: EP-71056 This publication is part of the RAND external publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations. RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.
Understanding building code adoption and enforcement challenges: insights from authorities having jurisdiction
ABSTRACT Despite the resilience benefits of up-to-date building codes, many authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) in the United States have not adopted the latest codes and standards. This study investigates the challenges and successes to the adoption and enforcement of modern building codes. Through 23 semi-structured interviews with building code officials from various jurisdictions, we identified key barriers and facilitators to the code adoption and enforcement processes.
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