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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...
The California Energy Commission (CEC) now recognizes open-cell spray foam as an accepted insulation in its 2008 Building Energy Efficiency...
Once seen as a cost burden, building to LEED standards is now an "easy call," according to Dan Probst, chairman of energy and sustainability for...
GreenStep Cities, a Minnesota initiative, was designed to provide greater recognition to the state's communities for achievements in meeting...
Some changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act go into effect beginning March 15, 2012.
Some Ontario builders are worried that new building code requirements with stricter energy efficiency measures could lead to poor indoor air...
The Defense Department will not be allowed to use any money to certify its buildings LEED Gold or Platinum, under a law President Obama signed Dec...
Some changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act go into effect beginning March 15, 2012.
OSHA is enforcing its new fall protection standards, as evidenced by a recent crackdown in New York.
