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This file includes Ordinance #2021-1037, which adopts the Houston Construction Code, and Ordinance #2022-234, which corrects drafting errors in the original ordinance.
Note: the adopted codes went into effect on April 1, 2022.
Last updated: 04/11/2022
The 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) was adopted on October 25, 2023, and became effective on January 2, 2023.
Last updated: December 26, 2023
2021 Code Words provide interpretations, written policies, and procedures to aid in the application of construction code.
Last updated: September 15, 2025
Application to request the Building Official's approval for a proposed temporary building (< 180 days)
Updated April 2024
Proposed local amendments to the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC)
Updated August 28, 2023
Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 05 – Key Boxes
Updated December 26, 2023
High-level schedule for the Construction Code Modernization project.
Last updated: Jan. 25, 2023