The International Code Council unveiled its theme for its 41st annual Building Safety Month. Held each year in May, the 2021 event will emphasize “Prevent, Prepare, Protect. Building Codes Save.” With…
New criteria for assisted toileting and bathing options gives elders…
Growing older can come with many challenges and changes. Building codes continue to evolve to assure the utmost comfort and accessibility for older generations. The 2021 building codes include new criteria for assisted toileting and bathing.
Special report on recommendations for post-earthquake re-occupancy and functional recovery…
The joint FEMA P-2090/ NIST SP-1254 Special Report — Recommended Options for Improving the Built Environment for Post-Earthquake Reoccupancy and Functional Recovery Time — is available for immediate download. This…
Today in history: World Trade Center is bombed
At 12:18 p.m. on Feb. 26, 1993, a terrorist bomb exploded in a parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York City, leaving a crater 60 feet wide,…
Significant changes to the 2021 International Plumbing Code
The 2021 Significant Changes guides are available for the International Building, Residential, Fire, Energy Conservation, Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas Codes. This valuable series can help any code user save…
Trust but verify
In the conformity assessment industry, specifically for management systems certification, the certification decision review is the one time any other certification body personnel, besides the auditor, can make a technical…
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