Currently, Hawaii is in the process of updating its state building and energy codes. The adoption of the State Building Code, based on the 2012 International Building and Residential Codes,…
Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, Resiliency
Preparing for the worst through shared experience and expertise
Last year, the community of Ridgecrest in Kern County, Calif., was rocked by more than 3,000 earthquakes — including magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 earthquakes — which in turn stressed the…
Code Council and SEAOC release new seismic design manuals
The International Code Council and the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) have partnered to release a joint publication of the 2018 IBC SEAOC Structural/Seismic Design Manuals. The updated series provides…
