This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The city of Los Angeles repeatedly approved development in fire-prone areas in violation of state standards for ...

The National Building Code (NBC) is set to be replaced by a National Building Standard (NBS) by April-end, granting states ...

Firefighters respond to a five-alarm fire in a row of apartment buildings in Queens, N.Y., on Jan. 6. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS) A New Year’s celebration in the Swiss Alps turned ...

Rethinking the building code to allow single-stairwell buildings brought more small-lot, mid-rise apartments to the city—and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The state fire marshal was given until Jan. 1 to complete a safety report on the construction of apartment ...

Govt has asked Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to do away with and amend some key provisions of the National Building Code ...