Tornadoes, other disasters ‘drive the codes’

Published: April 29, 2011
Tags: Bryan Bear, disasters, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, International Masonry Institute, J. Stephen Weeks, tornado

By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — As survivors across the South continue to pick up the pieces from the deadliest tornado outburst in nearly four decades, building specialists are sure to be exploring ways to minimize damage and loss of life in future storms. Lessons from natural disasters, such as tornadoes and earthquakes, [...]