ET Realty

Fire safety must stay in building code: BIS panel

The Bureau of Indian Standards panel emphasizes the necessity of fire safety provisions in the National Building Code, ...
Los Angeles Times

City of L.A. ignored fire safety as it permitted development in high-risk areas, lawsuit alleges

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 ...
Governing

Building and Fire Safety Codes Save Lives. Why Are States Weakening Them?

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 ...

National building standards to replace code by April; experts raise concerns over fire safety matters

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

The building code rule that lets Seattle turn forgotten lots into housing

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

GIDC to audit fire safety across industrial estates

Panaji: The Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) plans to conduct a comprehensive fire safety audit and risk ...

Fire safety must stay in building code, says BIS panel

Citing recent incidents of fatal building fires in Delhi, Odisha and Goa, a technical committee of the Bureau of Indian ...
Yahoo

City of L.A. ignored fire safety as it permitted development in high-risk areas, lawsuit alleges

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A single-family home under construction on Sandal Lane in Los Angeles. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) The city of Los Angeles ...