Articles Tagged with ''building codes''

Registration is now open for the 2022 Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance FENBC Region Technical Summit, to be held November 16 at Northview Golf and Country Club in Surrey, BC.

NFPA LiNK is an application-based platform containing real-time code information and expert commentary. Subscribers can add personalized notes, in addition to bookmarking and sharing specific sections of code.

The Metal Construction Association has published a new white paper, “Allowable Deflection for MCM Cladding – Why L/60?”

SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, is reviewing and re-canvassing two key technical document for re-approval as American National Standards.

The Summer Conference meeting schedule will continue to address association business and committee work with additional focus on Canadian issues, including the traditional update on Canadian codes and legislation, and also an overview of Building Knowledge Canada.

The two-week countdown has begun for the International Code Council’s 42nd annual Building Safety Month.

The International Code Council announced that Russ Manning, former Executive Director of Facility Operations & Maintenance for the National Facility Services of the Kaiser Permanente Health System, joined the Codes and Standards Department as Deputy Senior Vice President of Technical Services.

On Tuesday, April 4, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 5689, the Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans Act, or Resilient AMERICA Act. 

With just five weeks left until the event, the Code Council encourages communities around the world to get involved early by utilizing free resources.

On March 15, the President signed into law the Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, bipartisan legislation to fund the U.S. federal government through September 30, 2022.