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The perception that the U.S. has not been able to curb development in flood-prone areas is mostly inaccurate, according to new research from climate adaptation experts. A national survey of floodplain development between 2001 and 2019 found that fewer structures were built in floodplains than might be expected if cities were building at random.
Some California hospitals will have three additional years to comply with the state’s seismic retrofit mandate, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill extending the 2030 deadline.
The construction of a building entails navigating through a maze of regulations, permits, and codes. Architects are more than mere designers; we are stewards of safety and navigators of code compliance.
Not a single construction project in Boston over the past four years has met all the rules intended to diversify the construction industry and increase the number of city residents working on construction sites, according to a report in the Boston Globe.
This quirky-sounding building code is a safety measure for the earthquake-prone nation.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is paying closer attention to intrusion of potentially harmful vapors into commercial and residential buildings.
Rural areas say they can’t afford to enforce state-adopted building code.
Construction industry officials said the rule would hamper developers, cost jobs.
Benchmarks impacts of seven PVC pipe products across their life cycles.
The standard will aid engineers in configuring cooling systems in office buildings.
The documents are the first of their kind to be coauthored by designers and builders.
Nepal’s code author says destruction was ‘inevitable.’
New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Boston among cities grappling with height regulations.
Anti-prevailing wage bills that apply to state-funded construction projects have been passed in West Virginia and Nevada. Similar laws could be passed in Indiana and Illinois.
