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Apfelbeck Earns Fire & Life Safety Award |
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 Government and Industry Officials Advocate for the Adoption and Enforcement of Building Codes At a U.S. House of Representatives hearing, government and industry officials testified about the importance of the adoption and enforcement of building codes developed through consensus processes, such as the Code Council's International Codes. The hearing held by a Congressional subcommittee was in support of H.R. 2069, the Safe Building Code Incentive Act. The legislation aims to provide states with additional disaster relief funding in exchange for adopting and enforcing updated building codes. Those testifying before the committee included David Miller (pictured left), Associate Administrator of the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration. |
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 "Code Guru" Underwood Has Built a Sturdy CareerIt's easy to get caught up in Lynn Underwood's passion for life and for his chosen profession. In his career as a public servant that has spanned nearly 30 years, he's risen to become Norfolk, Virginia's top building official. Along the way, he's written five books, including one on green construction. "We're incredibly lucky as a city to have someone with Lynn's knowledge and experience as a building official," says Frank Duke, Norfolk's planning director. Click to continue. |
 Maryland State Fire Marshal Recipient of 2012 Bringing Safety Home Award The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) and the National Fire Protection Association's Fire Sprinkler Initiative announced that William Barnard, Maryland State Fire Marshal, is the recipient of the 2012 Bringing Safety Home Award. The two nonprofits join forces to recognize the efforts of fire chiefs who use HFSC's educational materials and the resources of the Fire Sprinkler Initiative to ensure that decision makers have accurate information as new or updated residential fire sprinkler codes are considered. Click to continue. |
 Ft. Lauderdale Announced as Site for 2014 ICC Annual ConferenceThe "Venice of America," Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, will be the host city for the Code Council's 2014 Annual Conference and Group C Final Actions Hearings. The city earned the Venice nickname because of its 185 miles of canal waterways and is home to the International Swimming Hall of Fame and known as a major manufacturing and maintenance center for yachts. The city got its name from a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War. The 2010 Florida Codes are based on the 2009 I-Codes. Information about future ICC Annual Conferences can be found online. |
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 New Book Connects Structural and Fire Protection Engineering to Construct Safer Buildings A new publication for the structural design of fire-resistant buildings combines the disciplines of structural engineering and fire protection engineering to offer a screening tool that can assess fire as a structural load and how it may impact structures. Structural Fire Loads: Theory and Principles, just released by the International Code Council and McGraw-Hill Professional, is written for structural and fire protection engineers, architects, educators, researchers and building officials who will benefit from the book's practical design examples presented in a step-by-step computational format. The text details slow, medium, fast, and ultra-fast fire growth, and simplifies complex and comprehensive computer analysis of fire loads. |
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Paying It Forward to Portland | |
| New Chapters Welcomed in the Caribbean and Mexico | ||
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National Building Museum Hosting Designing for Disaster Exhibit | |
| Code Council CEO Rick Weiland and ICC's Government Relations staff met with Chase Rynd and Kate Haw of the National Building Museum, America's leading cultural institution devoted to the history and impact of the built environment. The NBM is preparing an exhibit on Designing for Disaster that will examine disaster mitigation and highlight the tools and strategies that today's planners, architects, engineers, designers, businesses and community leaders are researching and adopting to construct more durable buildings and communities. At the meeting, it was discussed how codes play a pivotal role in these efforts. | ||
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ICC-ES Upgrades Powers Fasteners ESRs for Anchorage to Concrete | |
| The attributes of anchors such as those manufactured by Powers Fasteners are critical to maintain the structural integrity of concrete structures and their components to resist static, wind and seismic tension and shear loads. Although Powers has been supplying outstanding products for years, the enhancements made recently to the Power Stud+ SD1 wedge expansion anchors and the Wedge-Bolt+ screw anchors product evaluations now attest to these anchors' greater versatility and enduring strength. Click to continue. | ||
| New ICC-ES Evaluation Reports Issued | ||
| Visit the New Educational Page on ICC-ES' Website | ||
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Uncertainty in Measurement Training Program Scheduled for August 20-21 | |
| This IAS training program in La Habra, California, is designed to provide a complete overview of the ISO/IEC 17025 requirements concerning Measurement Uncertainty (MU). The program offers its participants an overview of the accreditation requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 as applicable to MU calculations. Click to continue. | ||
| ISO/IEC Standard 17025 Training October 17-19 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland | ||
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Apply Now For a Code of Honor Scholarship | |
| If you are an ICC Governmental Member Voting Representative, don't miss your chance to apply for a Code of Honor Scholarship to attend the ICC 2012 Annual Conference and Final Action Hearings in Portland. The application period closes Friday, August 24, at 5 p.m. Eastern. The entire application process is online, and applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis, so it is critical to apply as early as possible. | ||
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Support Continues to Grow for Coalition for Current Safety Codes
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ASC A117 Committee to Hold First Meeting in Washington, D.C.
IAS Committee to Examine Proposed Changes to Accreditation Criteria
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