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May 2019 #11238 Page #76
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AWC Celebrates Building Safety Month
Robert Glowinski is the President & CEO of the American Wood Council (AWC).
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ith environmental sustainability becoming the focal point of national discourse, and extreme weather intensifying and occurring more frequently, our buildings need to be sustainable and resilient to mitigate damage to both the built environment and surrounding ecosystem. Researchers are continually developing and refining techniques to increase resilience of the built environment to account for both natural and man-made hazards, occupancy levels, location, and importance in both new and existing buildings. The International Building Code (IBC) sets a regulatory standard for resilient design and is updated every few years to account for the most up-to-date innovations and technology. This month, the American Wood Council (AWC), alongside the International Code Council (ICC), is celebrating Building Safety Month, with the theme, “No Code. No Confidence.” This year’s Building Safety Month will recognize the importance of building and fire codes and the building and fire officials that aid in the development of the code. AWC celebrates the important role of the IBC to the health and safety of building occupants and the surrounding environment. Throughout the month of May, AWC will be sharing resources and expert commentary on, as well as promoting through social media, three weekly themes: • Preparing for Disasters: Build Strong, Build Smart • Ensuring a Safer Future Through Training and Education • Innovations in Building Safety
Adopting the most up-to-date building codes, including the IBC, is essential to ensure safe construction. AWC’s consensus-developed design standards provide guidance on how to design wood structures to account for extreme weather and natural disasters. They include procedures for designing to withstand high wind and seismic events, and these AWC standards are referenced for proper design by the building codes.
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