"Homeowners' Guide to Safe and Sustainable Living: Lessons from a Challenging Renovation"

The International Code Council's Building Safety Month campaign emphasizes the importance of building safety at home. To prevent accidents and promote safety, homeowners are advised to install smoke alarms, home fire sprinklers, and create escape plans. Additionally, proper home maintenance practices include avoiding electrical overloads, fixing sources of moisture problems, and ensuring self-closing and self-latching gates for swimming pools. To improve sustainability, homeowners can install water-saving fixtures, change filters regularly, switch to LED bulbs, and design homes with recyclable and renewable materials.