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Workers on these projects suffer a 24% increase in falls to lower levels during roof work, which researchers attributed to the installation of...
The FSC program is administered through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and requires wood to be harvested in a...
Block sizes initially were limited to a maximum perimeter of 1,750 feet, with no side of the block being longer than 500 feet.
The mayor of Allentown, Pa. asked the City Council to repeal a year-old ordinance that forces contractors to hire union workers for large city...
The U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) LEED certifications for existing buildings standard is outpacing LEED for new buildings for the first...
The Roof Assembly Ventilation Coalition (RAVC) participated in the development of the code.
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...
Thanks partly to upgraded building codes, the building energy efficiency market will soar more than 50% between now and 2017 to $103.5 billion,...
OSHA released new safety videos to offer both employers and workers brief, easy-to-understand education about construction safety.
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...
A former chief building inspector for San Francisco wants to enact building codes that would limit noise levels in restaurants and other spaces...
New seismic requirements in California are helping to drive a flurry of new projects and retrofits in the state’s health care sector.
The mayor’s plan to move to a less environmentally friendly code would mean confusion for people in the construction industry and a loss of energy...
Despite tough safety codes approved a decade ago after earthquakes killed 18,000 people, lax enforcement led to hundreds of deaths after a recent...
A uniform code for green construction is being readied for publication in March.
