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The Roof Assembly Ventilation Coalition (RAVC) participated in the development of the code.
The U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) LEED certifications for existing buildings standard is outpacing LEED for new buildings for the first...
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed an executive order establishing project labor agreements for major public works projects in Philadelphia...
The International Code Council (ICC) recently published the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC) that includes improved code requirements for...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a ruling that establishes the 2010 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning...
China’s State Council approved a regulation to standardize bidding processes for construction and other business-related projects in order to...
Thanks partly to upgraded building codes, the building energy efficiency market will soar more than 50% between now and 2017 to $103.5 billion,...
Since putting in place their Safety Management Systems Tracking Tool three years ago, risk managers for the World Trade Center project in New York...
OSHA released new safety videos to offer both employers and workers brief, easy-to-understand education about construction safety.
Learning how the GSA wants to work with contractors using Building Information Models (BIM) will dramatically improve your odds of winning federal...
The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) is seeking members for a committee to pursue recognition of its ratings procedures from the...
President Obama signed a bill that repeals a law requiring governments to withhold 3% of payments over $10,000 to contractors.
The U.S. Green Building Council has released the App Lab, a searchable catalog of third-party apps that are integrated with LEED data.
New York City will introduce new zoning proposals next month that would make it easier for building owners to add features that will make their...
Webinar to be held in two sessions, Dec. 7 and 8 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. EST.
The International Green Construction Code (IgCC) is expected to set a floor for building standards and may create the opportunity for LEED...
The new Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule requiring employers operating in the residential construction industry to use the same...
Austin, Texas has proposed building codes that require wider sidewalks and call for buildings to be closer to sidewalks along a 3.5-mile stretch...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program has released a final specification for weather-based irrigation controllers—...
