Fire and life safety in health care occupancies is always important because the patients inside hospitals are incapable of self-preservation, meaning they are unable to evacuate and protect themselves in the event of fire and smoke.

Wall and ceiling professionals today face numerous challenges: a global pandemic, the affects it has had on the global supply chain, and how they respond to customers, prospects and the public using the latest communications tools.

Builders are looking for alternative products and construction methods to reduce their reliance on wood and help mitigate material costs and supply-chain disruptions for wood-framed homes and other construction.

The bipartisan bill seeks to preserve development of codes and standards that promote community resilience, advance sustainability and protect public safety.

I was in Europe this summer and toured a factory that made rammed earth walls. These walls are historic and built on basic principles.

The proposal is for inclusion in both the International Building and Residential Codes. 

The 2021 IBC has now been published, and with it came some significant changes/improvements for stucco assemblies over wood-based sheathing.

ICC and RESNET will continue their collaboration by developing a new American National Standards Institute (ANSI) candidate standard on remote virtual inspections (RVI) for the energy and water use performance of buildings.