ICC-500 - The Referenced Standard for Building Safe Room Used by the IBC, IRC, and FEMA The 2014 ICC-500 is the current ICC/NSSA standard for construction and design of residential and community storm shelters.
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The ICC-500 is the International Code Council’s and the National Storm Shelter Association’s ( NSSA) standard (ICC/NSSA) for the construction and design of storm shelters (safe rooms). ICC-500 - The Standard for Design and Construction of Safe Rooms Untangling the Guidelines and Standards for Safe Room Design In fact, a report by Professor Kevin Simmons, an economist with Austin College and the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, found that safe rooms increase a home’s worth by about $4,200, or on average of 3.5 percent.ĭesigning and building a tornado shelter or safe room, as specified in FEMA P-361 and FEMA P-320, will create a tornado safe house that provides maximum protection to a home's occupants during a tornado emergency. Safe rooms are vital to the protection of a home’s occupants during a tornado event.Ī further advantage of a safe room is it increases a home’s value. The majority of tornado fatalities are located either in a mobile or permanent home. The impact of tornadoes is catastrophic and kills annually about 60 people, many from flying or falling debris.
Tornado safe rooms are crucial in the United States (U.S.) where an average of 1253 tornadoes occur yearly, creating wind speeds up to 200 mph or more. The Benefits of FEMA Approved Safe Rooms or Storm Shelters
In the event of a dangerous tornado, a safe room built with ICF can ensure the safety of a home’s occupants. To ensure a tornado safe house that best protects the occupants during a tornado event, the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) highly recommends a tornado safe room or shelter, built according to FEMA guidelines.Ī residential safe room built with Fox Blocks insulated concrete forms (ICF) meets and exceeds the criteria for a FEMA residential safe room design for a continuous load path and impact resistance.
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