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Building Safety Month Opens with Focus on Fire Safety, Sustainability Codes
Building Safety Month has arrived. The annual event celebrates 43 years in 2023 and is hosted by the International Code Council (ICC). The month-long event seeks to raise awareness about building codes and safety issues in commercial and residential buildings. … Continue reading
FEMA & Building Codes: What It All Means
Each year when May comes around, Building Safety Month comes with it, allowing industry professionals, including fenestration, to emphasize the importance of building codes to reduce building vulnerabilities. This year, the International Code Council (ICC) laid out a week-by-week plan … Continue reading
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Building Safety Month Concludes with a Focus on Disaster Preparedness
The virtual celebration for Building Safety Month ends with week 4, which highlights disaster preparedness. This week, the Code Council, its members and partners emphasize the importance of advanced planning for devastating events like hurricanes, floods, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildfires and earthquakes … Continue reading
