In last week's blog post, which I did not post here on the Star Tribune, I mentioned that there is an upcoming seminar for Minnesota home inspectors, being taught by building code guru Douglas Hansen ...

July 25--Athens officials received word in May that the city building codes need to be updated to avoid being downgraded on its Building Code Effectiveness score. "The survey was delivered by the ...

SFRC—typically used for crack control in footings, piles, slabs, walls, beams, columns and roofs—is not yet in the seismic building code. For permitting, Kopczynski applied for use of the SFRC under ...

Seismic Detailing of Concrete Buildings from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) is a comprehensive summary of the seismic detailing requirements contained in the 2006 International Building Code.

Future buildings -- especially tall structures -- should be increasingly resistant to fire, more easily evacuated in emergencies, and safer overall thanks to 23 major and far-reaching building and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dietrich Metal Framing, a Worthington Industries company (NYSE:WOR), recently obtained a significant building code endorsement for metal lath and lath trim products.

Building codes and local, state and federal laws can present a labyrinthine path to securing the approvals, permits and compliance with legislation required to commence construction of a new or ...