News from October 2008
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Future buildings-especially tall structures-should be increasingly resistant to fire, more easily evacuated in emergencies, and safer overall thanks to 23 major and far-reaching building and fire code changes approved recently by the International Code Council (ICC) based on recommendations...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Engineers long have known that great ideas can be lifted from Mother Nature, but a new paper* by researchers at Yale University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) takes it to a cellular level. Applying modern engineering design tools to one of the basic units of life, they...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - The United States Senate voted tonight to fight the economic crisis decimating America’s financial sector and threatening the availability of credit to American families and businesses, passing the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - a financial rescue plan that will allow...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) today announced that October 5-11 will be recognized as “Fire Prevention Week." This designation was made possible by last night’s Senate approval of a resolution introduced by Dodd and Collins. “The designation of Fire Prevention Week helps support...
