Storm Shelter Technical Committee (SSTC)

The Storm Shelter Technical Committee will review the 2015 Editions of the International Building Code® (IBC®, 2015) and International Residential Code® (IRC®, 2015) along with 2014 Edition of the ICC/NSSA Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters® (ICC 500®, 2014), the 2014 Edition of FEMA P-320 Taking Shelter from the Storm - Building a Safe Room for your Home or Small Business® (P-320®, 2014) and the 2015 Edition of FEMA P-361 Safe Rooms for Tornados and Hurricanes - Guidance for Community and Residential Safe Rooms® (P-361®, 2015). The committee will ultimately present their findings for  modifications to Storm Shelter and Safe Room minimum code requirements. All meetings are open to the public and will allow for public comment.