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A Guy Named Brian (he/him)

“For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, the Trump Administration has ordered that to stop, according to people involved with the work.” 🤬

#Politics #USPolitics #BuildingCodes #EmergencyPreparedness #ConstructionStandards #PublicSafety #DisasterRelief

npr.org/2025/02/20/nx-s1-53034

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Doug Bostrom

Somebody I know was midway through a call today including #FEMA and having to do with resilience against flooding, involving various other agencies to coordinate advice to the public.

During the call, #NPR announced that FEMA will no longer have anything to do with #BuildingCodes. FEMA participation and experience is retracted.

This of course is insane.

Our well being is falling apart.

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Jonathan Emmesedi

Have building codes else where been amended to increase the number of cubicles in women's bathrooms?

Toilet queues disproportionately impact women — but desperate times don't always call for desperate measures - ABC News

abc.net.au/news/2024-10-05/toi

ABC News · Toilet queues disproportionately impact women — but desperate times don't always call for desperate measuresBy Sarah McLean
#Lavatories#Toilets#Bathrooms
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Sally Strange

"Over the past 15 years, North Carolina lawmakers have rejected limits on construction on steep slopes, which might have reduced the number of homes lost to landslides; blocked a rule requiring homes to be elevated above the height of an expected flood; weakened protections for wetlands, increasing the risk of dangerous storm water runoff; and slowed the adoption of updated building codes, making it harder for the state to qualify for federal climate-resilience grants."

Archived NYTimes article on GOP malfeasance in re: building codes in North Carolina

The whole "home building industry" is a trash fire tbh.

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #BuildingCodes

archive.is/q63Tb#selection-869

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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

The Difference Between Alarming And Catastrophic - Cascadia Megafault Has One Especially Deadly Section, New Map Reveals
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livescience.com/planet-earth/g <-- shared technical article
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news.climate.columbia.edu/2024 <-- shared technical statement
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doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adl3198 <-- shared paper
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schematic - USGS geologic cross-section - Cascadia Subduction Zone shows the ocean floor plate (light grey) moving under the North American continental plate, along with other features.
photo - paleoforest innundated by earthquake related flooding / subsidence, PNW
map and chart - comparison of geometry of plate interface with paleo-rupture history and slip behavior indicators
maps - survey coverage, geology and tectonic framework of the Cascadia Subduction Zone
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CelloMom On Cars

The #Biden administration issued new minimum #EnergyStandards for homes built with federal dollars.

A bundle of #BuildingCodes that set efficiency targets for insulation,windows, HVAC and other systems, the updated energy standards apply only to new #AffordableHousing construction built with federal financing or funding.

All told, the average annual savings work out to $963 per household."

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
#WhatBidenDid

Bloomberg · Biden Boosts Energy Efficiency Standards for Affordable HousingBy Kriston Capps
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Hari Tulsidas

Morocco’s recent earthquake was not unexpected, as the country lies on a complex tectonic boundary that is prone to seismic activity. The earthquake revealed the lack of adequate building codes and enforcement in Morocco, where many structures are vulnerable to collapse. Morocco must improve its seismic resilience and preparedness and invest in retrofitting and reconstruction.

#Earthquake #Morocco #BuildingCodes

theconversation.com/moroccos-e?

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Willett Kempton

@croselund This essay clearly articulates a super important point for focusing our efforts on climate. Building much more #wind and #solar, and reducing demand for #enduses of those fuels (e.g. via #EVs, #buildingcodes & #fuelswitching), are the most effective and require most of our effort. Stopping new pipelines or new wells, e.g. #willow or #MountainValleyPipeline, has little or no effect. Counteritive, and not understood by many or most activists, right? This Medium article explains why.

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