The ICC issues consolidated standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters

The International Code Council/National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA), has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard. This standard offers guidelines for community shelters and residential safe rooms. It also consolidates previous references published by NSSA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Red Cross. One feature of the new standard increases minimum wind resistance requirements in the event of rare but strong storms. Click on the Underlined reference above to connect with more information about the new standard.