Wausau Window and Wall Systems INvent-HP-XLT Series windows have received Florida’s Miami-Dade County Notice of Acceptance (NOA), meeting the most stringent hurricane codes. Along with hurricane…
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The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) recently joined with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the first National Prepare-A-Thon, which was designed…
Tuesday, for the first time, leaders of America’s design and construction industry, along with building owners and operators, have agreed to promote resilience in contemporary planning,…
Former President Bill Clinton has announced a global commitment to the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge during the opening plenary of the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative…
Electric utilities continue upgrading their customers’ analog electric meters with digital “smart” meters, according to a new IEE report, “Utility-Scale Smart Meter Deployments”. “Smart meters enable…
As part of the NEES-Soft project led by Colorado State University, Simpson Strong-Tie and other industry collaborators successfully completed earthquake testing of a Simpson Strong-Tie Strong…