What’s New?

The Alliance for National & Community Resilience™ (ANCR™) has selected a renowned group of subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop the third benchmark in the Community Resilience Benchmarks™ system—The Water Benchmark.
The Water Functional Area is concerned with the systems that provide the community’s drinking water, treat and dispose of its wastewater and address stormwater management.

The Subcommittee on Research and Technology and the Subcommittee on Environment of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a joint hearing titled “Calm Before the Storm: Reauthorizing the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program” on Dec. 4, 2019, Ryan M. Colker, J.D., CAE, vice president of Innovation for the International Code Council and executive director of the Alliance for National and Community Resilience, testified at the hearing.

Code Council issues white paper on role of energy codes in advancing resilience.

At the International Code Council’s Annual Conference, the Alliance for National and Community Resilience (ANCR) announced the release of its housing benchmark. The housing benchmark addresses the availability of affordable housing, the quality of housing, the availability of shelter and continuity planning in the event of a disaster.

The Alliance for National & Community Resilience (ANCR) recently announced a collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to support the adoption of resilient policies and practices for buildings and communities.