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ENewsChannels NEWS: -- An important milestone for promoting lightning safety across Africa occurred with the February 2022 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Uganda-based African Centers for Lightning and Electromagnetics Network (ACLENet) and the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) of Uganda. This MoU was piloted and promoted by the Ministry of Relief, Disaster Preparedness, and Refugees (MoRDP'R) within the Prime Minister's Office. :: News from eNewsChannels

Growing evidence for anthropogenic climate change has forced industries to work to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Several strategies have been explored in the construction industry of late, including making increased use of renewable energy, green manufacturing processes, and green building

In support of Building Safety Month Week Three (May 16-22) Understanding Disaster Mitigation

Rod Lamkey-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Michael Bennet on Thursday introduced a bill that would create a federal watchdog for the oversight of Big Tech companies, empowering the new agency to address controversial issues like algorithm bias and transparency in content moderation. The bill from the Colorado Democrat comes as the tech giants face heightened scrutiny from both sides of the aisle in Congress, which has generated high-profile hearings and adversarial rhetoric but has strugg...

US Senator Michael Bennet has introduced the Digital Platform Commission Act..

The agency would be empowered to address a host of controversial subjects like content moderation and algorithm bias.

The International Code Council announced that Russ Manning, former executive director of facility operations & maintenance for the National Facility Services of the Kaiser Permanente Health System, joined the Codes and Standards Department as deputy senior vice president of technical services.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency released a new building codes strategy, defining the goals and objectives it will pursue to promote the application, adoption and enforcement of hazard-resistant building codes across the United States. This first-of-its kind strategy focuses on three core goals: integrating building codes and standards across FEMA, strengthening nationwide capacity for superior building performance, and driving public action on building codes. 

/PRNewswire/ -- The International Code Council is excited to announce the beginning of the 42nd annual Building Safety Month. The campaign is led by the Code...

Every time you take a shower, brush your teeth or do a load of laundry, you're letting water — one of Earth's most precious resources — just swirl down the drain. Instead, what if you reclaimed that water and reused it to flush toilets and water the flowers?