NIST WTC recommendations are basis for new set of revised codes

Faster and more efficient emergency evacuations from buildings - especially tall structures - and better communications between first responders during an emergency are among the safety improvements expected from 17 major and far-reaching building and fire code changes approved recently by the International Code Council (ICC) based on recommendations from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The recommendations were based on NIST's investigation of the collapses of New York City's World Trade Centre (WTC) towers and WTC 7 on Sept. 11, 2001...

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