Whether building basements would have succeeded in saving lives remains a matter of historical debate. But the hundreds — if not thousands of signs — that remain attest to a time when nuclear ...

While not illegal in California, there are a number of reasons why the floor of a building that is partly ... The perceived risks of basements in an earthquake-prone area have also limited the ...

Additionally, the MCD was surveying to identify coaching centres and other properties violating rules in basements throughout the city. The MCD will continue to enforce building laws strictly to ...

For example, the law requires sprinklers in every unit and a certain ceiling height in basements, both of which can be prohibitively costly to add to an existing building. "A lot of the sites that ...