Hurricane Isais made landfall over Florida’s Gulf Coast late last week as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds, storm surge and inland flooding. Eight deaths in Alabama…
Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, Resiliency
Deadly Hurricane Isaias Underscores the Importance of Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness
The hurricane broke a 121-year-old record as the latest forming inaugural hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Lessons from Building Failures: A NIST–ICC Listening Session on Building Safety
The NIST-ICC panel will examine what happened at Surfside and what the building safety community can learn from it.
The 2026 International Code Council (ICC) Annual Conference and Expo (Oct. 18–21) is about to begin at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Scheduled to take…
International Code Council Releases Early 2027 Fire Code Battery Provisions and Lithium-Ion Safety Guide
The International Code Council (ICC) has released Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in the Built Environment – Early Release of the Chapter 43 Battery Provisions of the Forthcoming 2027 International Fire Code® (IFC). The guide…
