Codes
“(LEED is) much better than a mandatory building code because you get a little wiggle room in the...
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The Potomac River’s health stands to suffer if the region does not change its development and bui...
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Some towers in Miami, rebuilt after a hurricane in 2005, were allowed to be constructed under old...
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Researchers aim to gauge how buildings constructed with reinforced concrete withstand an earthqua...
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Experts on insurance, weather, and catastrophe modeling say the role of climate change in Hurrica...
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Princeton, N.J. residents criticized proposed legislation that would exempt private colleges and...
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The town of Morristown, N.Y., has dropped charges of building code violations against local Amish...
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The city council of Mesquite, Nev., voted against adopting a new energy efficiency code adopted b...
read moreThe borough of Bloomingdale, N.J., recently adopted regulations for solar-energy and wind energy...
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After a Suffolk County grand jury recommended stiffer fines for illegal demolitions, Smithtown, N...
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The relatively little damage from a 7.6 earthquake was due in large part to strict building codes...
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“One of the most effective ways to greatly increase a building’s strength and safety during hurri...
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Remarking on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, which devastated south Florida;...
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Texas has the most diverse weather risk in the country, with exposure to nine different types of...
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About 7 billion more sf of commercial space is expected in the pipeline.
The Minnesota state Court of Appeals rejected St. Paul's attempt to adopt a policy on egress wind...
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A blaze that destroyed a 197-unit apartment building in St. Louis, Mo., displacing 250 residents,...
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A total of 726 buildings were inspected for unsafe conditions, and 266 did not meet safety codes,...
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Code enforcement officials in Charlotte, NC gave the okay for the SouthPark Mall to reopen after...
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New York City has implemented a program to encourage construction of "micro-apartments" in the Bi...
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To minimize the loss of thermal resistance in design, the R-value of roof insulation should be co...
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Ontario's housing minister announced new building code rules to help prevent glass panels from br...
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Italian officials are questioning seismic building standards and inspection procedures in the aft...
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Environmental sensitivity is helping to drive adoption of new fire suppression agents.
Keep abreast of market trends such as 2012 changes to green standards and codes at the AGC Contra...
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Aberdeen may become the first city in Washington to base a building code on rising oceans and glo...
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This seminar will review recent changes in energy codes, examples of building enclosure wall asse...
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This seminar will trace the origins of green codes, how they compare and differ from the rating s...
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