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Much of that growth will be in the European Union, where near-zero energy buildings are mandated by 2019 for public buildings, and by 2021 for all...
A fine for a violation that once cost between $750 and $1,200 now runs $7,000 or more per incident, according to a state industry association...
A Construction Specifications Institute webinar will focus on the lessons learned through the design and construction of a LEED-certified...
Leaders of California cities had been trying to fashion a compromise with lawmakers after the state Supreme Court ruled the state had the...
The group will develop a low-cost seismic retrofit model that would benefit aging brick-and-mortar structures. It involves bolting steel brackets...
The challenge has about $4 billion in federal and private-sector funds, which it will use for building energy upgrades nationwide in the next two...
The consultants offer confidential, non-punitive advice.
The disagreement was over whether the prisoners should have been paid prevailing wage for their brief time on the job because the project was paid...
These developments demonstrate the dynamic nature of the market and the continued need for development of program standards of many different...
Contractors will need to be on the lookout for policies such as the Contractor Accountability for Quality clause.
“The biggest problem is getting our workers to use the equipment,” says Michael J. Florio, executive director of the organization.
The system will replace an inefficient patchwork of old software and is designed to provide businesses, homeowners, and contractors with online...
The EPA says it will seek more data and is accepting comments until March 5.
The dispute arose over multimillion-dollar leaks at the University of Connecticut's law library.
The idea is to use an earthquake "fuse" that can prevent the tiny fractures and warps that make structures unsafe after a quake and very expensive...
GreenWizard, provider of a cloud-based product management and project collaboration software, is the latest industry participant to sign on
New knowledge center web site demonstrates efficacy of smoke detection.
Since 1960, when Chile suffered a 9.5 magnitude quake, the largest ever recorded; the country has steadily improved building codes to protect...
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) released a new report analyzing residential building codes in 18 hurricane-prone...
The death of a Chicago woman who stepped off her elevator into a blazing inferno last week has underscored the need for fire sensors in elevators...
