About Us

Amanda Hickman serves as President and Consultant at The Hickman Group, an independent code-consulting firm located in Plantation, Florida. Ms. Hickman has been in the code and standard development process for 17 years. She develops, oversees and administers The Hickman Group’s client programs in order to advance client objectives in the various code/standard development and revision processes throughout the U.S.   

Ms. Hickman maintains relationships with numerous regulatory agencies and associations such as the International Code Council (ICC), United States Department of Energy (DOE), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), regional Code Official Chapters, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and various state code bodies throughout the US and various other stakeholder groups.    

She has served on numerous committees, currently, the ICC’s Sustainability, Energy, High Performance Building Code Action Committee (SEHPCAC), ASHRAE 90.1, and The Energy Rating Index Workgroup for the Florida Building Commission and most recently Ms. Hickman was asked to serve as Advisory Technical Committee member for the Commercial Building Energy Code Field Study for the US Department of Energy through the Institute for Market Transformation. Ms. Hickman is a former Certified Residential Energy Inspector and Plans Examiner, a Certified Green Professional and a Class 2 Energy Gauge Rater.