Cordoned off Epsom View Apartment in Uthiru, Nairobi County that sank on May 07,2024. All tenants who lived in the building are accounted for. The building is said to have been marked by National ...

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Against the backdrop of Hurricane Melissa’s devastation last month Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie has declared that the rebuilding must be done effectively and ...

What would you say is responsible for the rising case of building collapse in the country? Building collapse has been a major challenge in Nigeria, leading to massive economic and human loss due to ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

ILOILO CITY — Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. has underscored the need for the local government units to implement measures, such as the National Building Code ...

Ehsan Noroozinejad has received funding from both national and international organisations. His most recent funding on integrated housing and climate policy comes from the Australian Public Policy ...

Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice (third right) during the launch of the Training and Sensitization of The National Building Code 2024, on January 14, 2025, at Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi. [James Wanzala, ...

Each column, a new author will feature an article from one of the International Code Council (ICC) building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, residential (one and two family), energy conservation, and ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has expressed full support for Sen. Bong Go’s proposed legislation to review and update the National Building Code, citing the need for more ...