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Development ~ Building Safety Week May 5 - 11 Building Safety Where You Live, Work and Play When you enter a house or building, most lil(ely you're not thinking about whether it is properly constructed and safe. Fortunately, your local safety experts think about building safety and fire prevention every day. To help raise awareness of building safety, the Ramsey Build- ing Inspection Division is celebrating Building Safety Weel( May 5 - 11. Across the nation, communities will promote the use and understand- ing of building safety and fire pre- vention codes to protect lives and property. The theme is "Building Safety: Where You Live, Work and Play." "The important worl( we do is often overlool(ed until a catastrophic tragedy occurs," said Ramsey Build- ing Official Mick Kaehler. "When building safety and fire prevention experts inspect buildings during and after construction, we help to ensure that the places where you live, learn, worl( and play are safe." Building safety and fire prevention codes address all aspects of construction, such as structural soundness of buildings, reliability of fire prevention and suppression systems, plumbing and mechanical systems, and energy efficiency and sustainability. To ensure buildings are safe requires the active participa- tion of building safety and fire pre- vention officials, architects, builders, engineers, and others in the construc- tion industry, as well as property owners. "Public safety is our number one concern," said Kaehler. "During Building Safety Week, and all year long, building safety and fire preven- tion officials are here to help protect you and your community." Come visit the Ramsey Building Division during Building Safety weel( between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. We will have important safety tips for you and your family, lots of treats, coloring books for the kids, and much more. Building Safety Week, first Homeowner Workship Article Continued from Page 1 facing foreclosure to attend this workshop. The most important thing a troubled homeowner can do is to begin worl(ing with their lender or foreclosure special- ist early. The earlier homeowners act, the more options they have. If you can't attend the workshop and want to learn more, call the Min- nesota Home Ownership Center at 651-659-9336. The Center works with a networl( of community-based organizations in the Twin Cities that can help with free, confidential advice about mortgages and foreclosure. observed in 1980, is sponsored by the International Code Council, a membership organization dedicated to building safety and fire prevention. The International Code Council, of which Ramsey is an active member, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools. Most u. S. cities, counties and states choose the International Codes - building safety codes developed by the Inter- national Code Council. If you have any question re- garding Building Safety Week, please contact the Ramsey Building Division at 763-433-9850. The energy it takes to recycle IS nothing compared to the energy it saves. II ~ 'Ii. 'l <;; ~f"~ ~ I. ~~.. .~ !... ': '~..\ ~. V' If it seems like too much effort to recycle, consider this: most people use 25,000 cans in their lifetime, and it takes 95% less energy to make aluminum cans fi-om recycled material than it does to produce them from scratch. In fact, when you trash a single can, it's like dumping 6 ounces of gasoline. Every RETHINK RECYCLING can counts. Recycle more. It matters more than you think. Learn more at GreenGuardian.com or contact your local community recycling program CITY OF RAMSEY ~) RECYCLES CALL 763-433-9905 www.ci.romsey.mn.us www.ci.ramsey.mn.us 3