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Committee backs draft temporary emergency-shelters appendix while trimming California references
Summary
The Building Code Council BFRW committee voted April 10 to recommend a new appendix on temporary emergency shelters adapted from California Appendix Q, removing state-specific citations and clarifying local-declaration and energy-code language; the appendix will proceed to public hearings.
At its April 10 meeting, the Building Code Council BFRW committee recommended the full council consider a draft appendix setting standards for temporary emergency shelters, emergency-village structures, tents and rapid-deployment sleeping cabins. The draft, modeled on California’s Appendix Q but edited to remove California-specific law citations, addresses occupancy duration, egress and egress access, potable water and sanitation, accessibility and some relaxed structural or finish requirements for short-term emergency use.
Dustin, presenting the appendix, said the tag reorganized the California language and…
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