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Regularly updated codes can also aid with disaster resilience. The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates adopting current building codes can avoid hundreds of billions of dollars in damages.
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St. Louis has put the work in to become a leader in stopping greenhouse gas emissions. Can it make good on its lofty ambitions?
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The federal workplace safety agency has been investigating the deaths of six people at the facility since a tornado hit it in December.
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Safer, Simpler St. Louis County says the number of different codes in use in the region is confusing for contractors and can present a safety hazard for residents.
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Six people died when a tornado hit the Amazon warehouse, which labor advocates say highlighted the unsafe working conditions at the company.
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Missouri and Illinois have few state regulations directly related to tornado safety. Some elected officials are now questioning whether current building requirements are enough to protect residents from powerful storms.
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Local agencies are already examining if there were any structural issues with the building and how a tornado’s trajectory may have affected parts of the warehouse.
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Engineering researchers from the Missouri University of Science and Technology are spending several days in Jefferson City to study the destruction caused…
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The St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday voted unanimously to approve several building codes for the city. The approved codes will establish standards…
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A set of construction standards that lower environmental requirements for new residential buildings could soon be approved by St. Louis County officials.…