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 ...

In simple terms, building codes and standards are about protecting people and property — the result being safe and prosperous communities, which is the heartbeat of any culture. Every rule in every ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Tuesday said it has released 'model building regulations' which are simple and user-friendly, paving the way for their uniform adoption across 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 ...