Past SFPE President William "Bill" Koffel Honored by International Code Council

Pictured Left to Right: ICC Board Member John LaTorra, William Koffel and ICC Immediate Past President Ron Lynn

The International Code Council recognized and honored Past SFPE President William E. Koffel, P.E., FSFPE President of Koffel Associates on October 27, 2010 by bestowing upon him the Code Council Affiliate Award.

According to the ICC, “This award is given in honor of John Fies, Wilbur H. Lind and Alton Riddick, who demonstrated unselfish service to the original model code organizations. Koffel has been active in the Council’s code development process and is known for his role in developing drafts of the International Building Code and International Fire Code. Koffel, a fire protection engineer who started his own firm 25 years ago, is a Past President and Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and is recognized globally in the field of fire protection.”

In accepting the award, Koffel said, “I’m truly humbled to be listed with the previous recipients of this award, many of which, for 30 years now, I’ve been watching and learning from. I see participation in the code development process as an education activity. I’ve learned a lot from it, and I think that enables us to better serve our clients; and secondly, hopefully, we’re providing information to you, the voting members, so that you can make better informed decisions when you cast your votes on the various code changes before you.”