In simple terms, building codes and standards are about protecting people and property — the result being safe and prosperous communities, which is the heartbeat of any culture. Every rule in every ...

- Newly constructed hospitals, schools, shopping malls and homes in California will be some of the greenest in the world, after a state commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the most ...

Trivess Moore has received funding from various organisations including the Australian Research Council, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Victorian Government and various industry ...

Buildings account for approximately 30% of global energy consumption and 26% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. In cities like Toronto, Boston, New ...

Acting director-general Eng. Mohamed Saleh Badri of ESMA introduces CW to the UAE’s proposed new building codes. Can you give us some background on the ESMA? Established in 2001, the ESMA holds ...

Modern buildings are meant to last 50 years. And, this decade, the nation has set a goal of building a million new homes — trouble is, as things stand, they won't be future proof. New homes built to ...

Toon Dreessen is president of Architects DCA. He is a past president of the Ontario Association of Architects. Building codes represent a jurisdiction’s minimum standard for safe structures, and were ...

The Ministry of Works yesterday teamed with the Bahamas of Society of Engineers (BSE) for a seminar on modernising and upgrading the building code. Antoinette Thompson, the Ministry's permanent ...

P.E.I.'s run as the only Canadian province that hasn't adopted the National Building Code could be nearing an end. This week, the Building Code Act was tabled by the provincial government and read a ...

In a world where building energy efficiency is increasingly prized, pursued and rewarded, it’s no surprise that it’s also becoming not only expected, but mandated. Energy-related codes and standards ...