Will Look at Disaster Mitigation Efforts, Use of Codes to Reduce Risk
The National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC), with the financial support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the International Code Council (ICC) and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), is beginning a new study to look at the cost effectiveness of disaster mitigation efforts in the public sector, as well as the benefits of using codes to mitigate... + continue reading
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Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 12:14 - 0 comment(s)
Many experts believe that, as the heart of each community’s economic base, private-sector businesses need to be a significant part of each community’s resilience efforts. The National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) will host a webinar, “How Does Business Continuity Contribute to Community Resilience?” on Tuesday, November 15, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET, to describe the importance of including business continuity (BC) planning activities when... + continue reading
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 14:01 - 0 comment(s)
Releases Addendum to Incentivization White Paper, Offers Recommendations for Action
Representatives from the National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) and Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (CFIRE) headed to Capitol Hill September 22 to brief Congressional staff about updated research and recommendations on incentivizing mitigation.
Earlier this year, the Institute went before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and... + continue reading
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 10:13 - 0 comment(s)
The National Institute of Building Sciences will host a free webinar Thursday, October 6 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET, to highlight an emerging energy performance concept—outcome-based pathways. This new approach to achieving efficient energy use addresses the needs and challenges of numerous stakeholders in the building industry.
Across the United States and internationally, communities are increasingly interested in achieving energy use reduction targets. The challenge is that, as currently... + continue reading
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 14:12 - 0 comment(s)
There is still time to join us for the fifth in a series of webinars sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that highlight the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) 2015 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions for Buildings and Other Structures.
The 2015 NEHRP Provisions, as well as American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) ASCE/SEI 7-16, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, contain updated... + continue reading