Over the past few years there has been considerable discussion and commentary about public access to adopted codes and standards, and about the tension between copyright interest and the growing public expectation that everything should be available for free online.
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Multi-Hazard Resiliency for Residential Construction Committee update
The second in-person, public meeting of the Multi-Hazard Resiliency for Residential Construction Standards Committee was held Dec. 2-4, 2019, in in Richburg, S.C.
Code Council engages Caribbean leaders in resilience initiatives
Workshop in Barbados brings together construction standards developers, implementers and financing agencies to promote resilience through the implementation of modern building codes.
FEMA publishes post-disaster building safety evaluation document
The Code Council collaborated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop FEMA P-2055, which addresses the current state of practice for post-disaster building safety evaluation.
Building Safety Month 2020 celebrates “Safer Buildings, Safer Communities, Safer World”
For its 40th year, the global campaign will address a new topic each week on keeping our communities safe and resilient.
Report urges FEMA to increase support for code adoption and enforcement
The report by the National Advisory Council recommends that the Federal Emergency Management Agency partner with the International Code Council to improve public awareness of codes’ mitigation benefits.
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