Rich Scalzo
Consulting Principal, CBO / Founder, CodeSure Consulting Group
About Rich
Rich Scalzo brings decades of physical inspection and code compliance expertise spanning federal housing oversight, private sector engineering, and hands-on construction management. He spent more than 16 years with HUD's Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), serving as Program Manager and Business Area Director for the Quality Assurance Division, where he led national inspection standards enforcement, directed multidisciplinary teams of engineers and QA inspectors, and played a central role in the development of NSPIRE from its inception, work recognized with the 2024 HUD Secretary's Award for Innovation. Rich also served as both a classroom and field inspection trainer for HUD, shaping inspector development nationwide.
Beyond his federal service, Rich has extensive private sector experience, including leading code compliance operations for a national engineering firm and owning and operating a construction company, where he oversaw plan review, permitting, field inspections, and full-cycle project delivery. This combination of regulatory, engineering, and construction leadership gives him a uniquely practical understanding of how standards translate into real-world building conditions.
Rich holds Florida Building Code Administrator (Building Official) licensure and maintains a broad suite of ICC certifications across commercial and residential building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and fire disciplines. He has participated in ICC, NFPA, and ASTM working groups, giving him rare, ground-level insight into how NSPIRE and building code standards are written, interpreted, and enforced across both public and private housing environments.
At CodeSure, Rich's multidisciplinary background, spanning federal oversight, engineering QA, and construction operations, provides clients with unmatched expertise in NSPIRE compliance, inspection readiness, and quality assurance.
Experience at a glance
- 16+ years with HUD's Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) as Program Manager and Business Area Director for the Quality Assurance Division.
- Played a central role in the development of NSPIRE from its inception.
- Classroom and field inspection trainer for HUD, shaping inspector development nationwide.
- Led code compliance operations for a national engineering firm.
- Owned and operated a construction company overseeing plan review, permitting, field inspections, and project delivery.
Recognition, licensure, and credentials
- 2024 HUD Secretary's Award for Innovation, recognizing his role in the development of NSPIRE
- Florida Building Code Administrator (Building Official) licensure
- ICC certifications across commercial and residential building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and fire disciplines
- Participant in ICC, NFPA, and ASTM working groups
Where Rich's experience applies
- HUD NSPIRE assessments, mock inspections, and inspection readiness.
- Building code administration, plan review, permitting, and field inspections.
- Quality assurance for inspection programs and inspection teams.
- Inspector training in the classroom and the field.
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Work with Rich and the CodeSure team
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