A Building Code for Exterior‐Noise Isolation

A Pliable Hybrid Architecture for Code Isolation

Building code modifications for enhanced resiliency

Stephen S. Szoke, P.E., LEED/AP, FACI Director, Codes and Standards Portland Cement Association 5420 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077 +1-847-972-9078 [email protected] Stephen V. Skalko, P.E. Manager, Regional Code Services Portland Cement Association 128 Summerfield Drive, Macon, GA 31210 +1-478-477-5028 [email protected] A paper presented at the April 23-25, 2012 The Infrastructure Security...

NaClDroid: Native Code Isolation for Android Applications

Android apps frequently incorporate third-party libraries that contain native code; this not only facilitates rapid application development and distribution, but also provides new ways to generate revenue. As a matter of fact, one in two apps in Google Play are linked with a library providing ad network services. However, linking applications with third-party code can have severe security impli...

Making Automated Building Code Checking A Reality

Currently, design and construction documents submitted to the governing body for permitting are checked manually against a continuously changing and increasingly complex set of building codes. The complexity and changing nature of codes leads to delays in both the design and construction processes. The designer must assess which codes are applicable to a given project as well as sort through po...

Measuring Constructed Preferences: Towards a Building Code

A ‘‘building code’’ for preference measurement is needed in a world in which many expressions of preference are constructed when people are asked a valuation question. Construction of preferences Ž . means that preference measurement is best viewed as architecture building a set of values rather than Ž . as archaeology uncovering existing values . We describe potential faults in the process of ...