The U.S. Fire Administration released…
The nation’s wildfire problem has reached crisis proportions. Between 2005 and 2020, wildfires have destroyed more than 89,000 structures in the United States, including homes and businesses. The most damaging…
First modular standards aim at consistency in design, construction, regulation
The modular standards align requirements…
In March of last year, Salt Lake City adopted the nation’s first two consensus standards — ICC/MBI 1200-2021 Standard for Off-Site Construction: Planning, Design, Fabrication and Assembly and ICC/MBI 1205-2021…
Why, where, when, what and how for storm shelters: Improvements to the ICC 500 storm shelter requirements
The International Building Code requires schools and facilities that house critical emergency operations to include storm shelters when constructed
Why have a storm shelter? The occurrence of severe weather events, such as tornadoes and hurricanes, are increasing. Four of the five costliest hurricanes to hit the U.S. – Harvey…
Drawing on over three decades of Texas modular construction expertise
One of the most active modular construction markets in the country, the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program team has been an essential element to the development of the International Code Council’s first modular construction standards
Beginning in July 2019, the ICC Off-Site and Modular Construction Consensus Committee (IS-OSMC), which was appointed by the International Code Council Board of Directors, began work on standards for off-site…
Study aims to mitigate weak interlayer zones in concrete
A recently published paper analyzed the interlayer fracture behavior of functionally layered concrete
A paper recently published in the journal Engineering Fracture Mechanics analyzed the interlayer fracture behavior of functionally layered concrete and found that multi-mix fracture behavior depended on the placement delay…
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