NRMCA Support of Resilient Construction Bill Highlights Building Safety Month

To kick off Building Safety Month, the Build Strong Coalition, of which NRMCA is a member, along with the Congressional Fire Services Institute, held its 2nd Annual National Thought Leaders Forum on Building Codes for a Stronger and Safer America. Last week's event featured Senator Mark Begich and Representatives Lou Barletta, Randy Neugebauer, Mario Diaz-Balart, Dennis Ross, Elizabeth Esty and Ed Perlmutter along with industry leaders who discussed ways to help educate and encourage a stronger built environment to help withstand severe storms and weather events across the country. Following the devastating loss of life and property from the tornadoes that ripped through the Midwest and South this past week, the timely event highlighted NRMCA’s work on H.R. 2241: the Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013, as well as several other bills designed to help incentivize stronger building codes.