PrepTalks: Using Codes and Standards to Build Resilient Communities | NLM

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PrepTalks: Using Codes and Standards to Build Resilient Communities

09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency [Department of Homeland Security] (FEMA). Published: 9/2019. This 29-minute presentation provides an overview of why we have building codes, how they work, how codes have a central role in increasing community resilience to disaster and safety in general, and how emergency managers can get involved. It discusses disaster-resistant building codes, and how strong building codes and standards make a visible difference in disaster outcomes. (Video or Multimedia)