Recently in Australia, there has been commentary that changes to the National Construction Code could be held in abeyance for an extended period of time. In this article, Neil Savery, Managing ...

- Newly constructed hospitals, schools, shopping malls and homes in California will be some of the greenest in the world, after a state commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the most ...

Reviewing the newest version of the state’s building standards code, Sonoma City Council members are expected to consider provisions to the law during this week’s council session that will encompass ...

Requirements for building and construction in the city of Sonoma and on its wildfire-vulnerable lands are being updated, as city leaders move to adopt California’s latest standards for building along ...

The Ministry of Works yesterday teamed with the Bahamas of Society of Engineers (BSE) for a seminar on modernising and upgrading the building code. Antoinette Thompson, the Ministry's permanent ...

Connecticut’s Governor Dannel Malloy has directed state agencies to develop new building code standards that will better protect residential and commercial structures from damage caused by flooding ...

P.E.I.'s run as the only Canadian province that hasn't adopted the National Building Code could be nearing an end. This week, the Building Code Act was tabled by the provincial government and read a ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Australia is moving towards a more sustainable built environment. At the leading edge of change, groups like the Living Future ...

Acting director-general Eng. Mohamed Saleh Badri of ESMA introduces CW to the UAE’s proposed new building codes. Can you give us some background on the ESMA? Established in 2001, the ESMA holds ...

It will soon be easier for individuals in the state of Ohio to become certified code enforcement inspectors and grow their careers. When they take effect July 1, 2025, rules recently approved by the ...

The Sultanate of Oman is undergoing a transformative phase in its construction industry with the development of the Oman Building Code (OBC). The comprehensive set of regulations, overseen by the ...