Sentences with phrase «progressive coding standards»

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology is beginning a two - year, $ 16 million study of the twin - tower collapse that will address three pressing questions: whether current testing standards and building codes are adequate to resist catastrophic fires; whether building codes sufficiently take into account what engineers call progressive collapse, the chain reaction that leads to extremely rapid collapse (in the case of the World Trade Center towers, about 10 seconds); and how existing buildings can be made less vulnerable to terrorist attack.

The introduction of clear, ethical and financial standards in the form of a Code of Practice, will provide a progressive framework for the use of third party funding in arbitration and mediation in Hong Kong, including robust safeguards to protect against potential abuse.