Silent Defender Award recipients carry out the mission of
the International Code Council Foundation by making a difference
in the lives of people through improving the built environment.
Through their daily work they encourage stronger and safer
communities, without seeking recognition. But they deserve
recognition for the quiet work they do to make sure the places
we live, work and play are safe.
Silent Defender
Award recipients State Representative Gillis Pinac (left)
and Louisiana State Senator Ken Hollis championed the
effort to build back stronger and safer in Louisiana following
the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
Thanks to legislation co-authored by the two, Louisiana
now has a statewide building code and a State Uniform
Construction Code Council. Their bill requires the communities
hardest hit by Katrina and Rita to follow the wind and
flood provisions of the International Codes.
Paul Wilkins,
Director of the Las Vegas Department of Building and Safety
accepts a Silent Defender Award on behalf of the city
of Las Vegas. Las Vegas was the first building department
in the country to earn the International Accreditation
Services Building Department Accreditation. It sets standards
in safety, service and quality.
Architects
Without Borders Founder Craig Williams receives a Silent
Defender Award for the organization which assists communities
around the world in disaster recovery and rebuilding.
It is dedicated to promoting safe built environments that
are also sustainable and responsible.
Around the world, thousands of lives are lost and billions
of dollars in damage are incurred in places where people and
property are not protected by safe building codes and standards.
The International Code Council Foundation seeks to minimize
the effect of natural disasters and other building tragedies
by promoting codes, standards and technologies to build better,
safer, stronger buildings throughout the world.
