A sponsored session during the 2022 Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance Hybrid Fall Conference centered around hurricane standards, product testing and the product approval process in Florida and Texas.
On December 20, 2021, Super Typhoon Rai (known locally in the Philippines as Odette) became one of the strongest storms on record to hit the Philippine Islands.
Nine U.S. states have experienced major devastation from at least 40 tornadoes that have ripped through the South and Midwest. To help with relief efforts, Simpson Strong-Tie is donating $15,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
While the cause of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. has yet to be determined, the question of safety, building codes, concrete and high-rise structures has been the topic of discussion as of late, and likely will be for some time to come.
To aid the Red Cross and its partners with their around-the-clock support, which includes providing community shelters, distribution of basic necessities and cleanup supplies, damage assessment and more, Simpson Strong-Tie has donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
GCP Applied Technologies donated their roof products in 2020 and 2021 to an emergency preparedness program in Lake Charles, Louisiana in preparation for a hurricane.
Nearly two weeks after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti, the death toll is still rising and survivors are in need of food, water and medical attention.
