NRMCA, Build With Strength Discuss Role of Resilience in Energy Code Changes
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The International Code Council recently changed the procedure for updating the International Energy Conservation Code away from the traditional code hearings to a consensus-based standards process. As part of that development a request for public comments was issued, with many comments submitted by multiple organizations, including NRMCA-supported proposals.
The need for consideration of resilience when evaluating changes to the energy code, and the relationship between resilience and some of the major proposed changes that affect the concrete industry, are discussed in an article in Engineered Systems magazine by Scott Campbell, NRMCA senior vice president of structures and codes. The column is part of an ongoing series where Dr. Campbell lays out various aspects of security and resilience for a technical, but not specialist, audience and advances the concept of resilience as envisioned by NRMCA.
Build With Strength is a coalition led by NRMCA that promotes concrete building systems through communications, project promotion, education and advocacy. To learn more, contact Scott Campbell at scampbell@nrmca.org or 502-552-5034.
