MONTREAL, May 17, 2022
/CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC), a fully integrated
professional services and project management company with offices
around the world, provided consulting and advisory services for the
development of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's
(FEMA) first-ever building codes strategy. The strategy defines the
goals and objectives FEMA will use to create a more resilient
nation through superior building performance.
"SNC-Lavalin provides comprehensive strategic planning services
that leverage our technical expertise and innovation at all levels
of government, connecting engineering and technology to national
policy and program work," said Ian L.
Edwards, President and CEO of SNC-Lavalin.
To help FEMA develop its strategy, the Company advised on
building science practices, hazard-resistant codes and standards,
the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program, flood hazard and risk
modelling and mapping, resilience strategies and practices, and
national policies related to equity and climate change.
With the significant increase in federal investment for
infrastructure and building community resilience in a changing
climate, FEMA now will have a strategy to align its policies and
programs to provide incentives to state and local, governments for
adopting, applying and enforcing the latest codes and
standards.
"FEMA is at the forefront of building climate-resilient
communities, particularly those that are most vulnerable and
underserved,'' said George Nash, CEO
of Atkins North America. "With
resilience and the impacts of climate change amongst the most
pressing domestic issues in the U.S., we will continue to assist
FEMA in providing building science and disaster management support
to minimize future losses from natural disasters and improve
resiliency throughout the country."
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people, technology and data to design, deliver and operate the most
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