Building Regulation 4(3) allows a designer to argue that works are no worse than before the works were undertaken. This ‘loophole’ was designed to prevent the need for betterment every time works were ...

Two local activists have sued the Trump Administration, alleging federal agents have threatened and arrested people lawfully ...

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian said there is a need for regulations requiring local governments to conduct periodic ...

Stephen Workman is UK head of residential building design at AtkinsRéalis  Three years into the implementation of the ...

A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and ...

New draft regulations seeks to reinforce South Africa’s construction industry The publication of South Africa’s Draft ...

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to adopt revisions to its commercial cannabis ordinance, marking the first ...

Manitoba is updating its regulations governing the handling of asbestos to protect workers from dangerous exposure to the ...

The downtown St. Paul area — which will have the loosest requirements around building heights — is considered the “urban core ...

Missing Egress Windows - The Silent Safety Trap Building a bedroom in the basement without an egress window is a serious code violation and a major safety hazard. Many homeowners think they can simply ...

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would have delayed Wisconsin’s commercial building codes, citing safety, energy efficiency ...

Dear Editor, Jamaica’s building code review, scheduled for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, has been welcomed as a step towards ...