NIBS Building Code Experts: 
Translating WTC Recommendations into Model Building Codes

Information on NIST's Recommendations List of Recommendations and Implementation Status ICC Code Change Proposal List Status of NIBS Effort: Translating Recommendations into Model Building Codes Crosswalk of Recommendations to Categories Standards Affected by the Recommendations Model Codes Affected by the Recommendations Organizations Affected by the Recommendations

National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
1090 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C.

NIST has awarded a contract to the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) to convene building code experts who will develop and shepherd code change proposals for the model building codes from appropriate WTC recommendations.

List of NIBS Building Code Experts (pdf)

ICC Code Change Proposal List

May 1, 2006 - Meeting to Discuss IBC Code Change Proposal for Progressive/Disproportionate Collapse

• Dr. Sunder's Opening Remarks on Progressive Collapse at NIBS Meeting (pdf)

February 23-24, 2006 - Meeting of the NIBS/MMC Committee

• Status of Recommendations - Table (pdf)

December 8-9, 2006 Meeting of the NIBS/MMC Committee to Translate the NIST WTC Investigation Recommendations for the Model Building Codes
National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington, D.C.

• Agenda for December 8-9, 2006 meeting - Attachment A (pdf)
• Meeting Summary (pdf)
• Meeting Summary - Overview of Decisions (pdf)
• Meeting Summary Attachment B - Diagrams (pdf)
• Meeting Summary Attachment C - Tax Incentives (pdf)

October 24-25, 2005 Meeting of NIBS Building Code Experts

• Agenda for October 24-25, 2005 meeting (pdf)
• Overview Presentation on Project (pdf)
• NIST Response to the World Trade Center Disaster Presentation (pdf)
• Meeting Summary (pdf)

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Last updated: 11/7/2006