Dick Dolby, head of the new Bureau of Building Codes and Standards, says the new code will serve to unify construction standards across the state PHOTO/AMBER WATERMAN When Dick Dolby built his house ...

Everything from the number of 2-by-4s used to build a wall in a house to the amount of insulation in attics and crawl spaces is covered in the statute. The code replaces a medley of local standards ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. AUGUSTA — The Legislature voted Tuesday to enact a bill that would allow ...

The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (“Uniform Code”) sets forth uniform building and fire prevention standards for New York State. Article 18 of the NYS Executive Law requires ...

We hope members of the Florida Building Commission were listening to what Gov. Jeb Bush and others had to say recently and adopt a uniform statewide building code at its Aug. 23 meeting in Miami. At ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Legislators should adopt a statewide building and energy code this week and ...

Ensuring that a building design is code-compliant can be a complicated task for architects. Whether this involves understanding the codes, tracking code updates or checking designs against the code, ...