Home>Topics>Construction Code
  1. All
  2. Article
  3. Print

Construction Code

Construction Code news and technical articles from Fire Engineering. Search Construction Code latest and archived news and articles

  1. Code Council, Tianjin Fire Research Institute Agreement Will Advance Public Safety in China

    Article

    Thu, 4 Aug 2011

    cooperatively to improve Chinese construction codes , according to a Memorandum of Understanding ..... discussed the International Green Construction Code and the critical global need for ..... explosive rate. The International Green Construction Code is a game changer in safe and sustainable

  2. BOARDING HOUSE FIRE: A PLEA FOR PREVENTION

    Print

    Tue, 1 Jan 2002

    provide a voice in supporting construction codes in favor of automatic fire ..... provide a voice in supporting construction codes in favor of automatic fire ..... vision to make meaningful construction code changes, you can save lives

  1. Rhode Island Recognized by International Code Council as First State to Adopt Green Construction Code

    Article

    Tue, 19 Oct 2010

    first state in the nation to adopt the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). The Rhode Island Green Buildings Act identifies ..... first state in the nation to adopt the International Green Construction Code .” In addition to the Code Council, cooperating sponsors

  2. Use of 2008 NYC Construction Codes Required on July 1

    Article

    Tue, 23 Jun 2009

    interim period to use the 2008 NYC Construction Codes or the 1968 Building Code ends on ..... 40 years. The 2008 New York City Construction Codes are based on the International Building ..... practice nationally. The 2008 NYC Construction Codes coordinate with codes used in jurisdictions

  3. Green Construction Code Hearings Slated for August

    Article

    Mon, 10 May 2010

    buildings, the International Code Council announces public comment hearings on Public Version 1.0 of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). The hearings are the next step in the Code Council’s governmental consensus code development process that

  4. Rhode Island is the First State to Adopt IGCC

    Article

    Mon, 27 Sep 2010

    Rhode Island is the first state to adopt the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). The Rhode Island Green Buildings Act identifies the IGCC as an equivalent standard in compliance with requirements that

  5. ICC Administers US World Standards Day

    Article

    Tue, 17 Apr 2012

    Day Planning Committee," said Code Council CEO Richard P. Weiland. "Ron is well known as a leader in the construction codes and standards community and he is a very deserving recipient of the Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award

  6. Fire Station Cutbacks Create Greater Need for Fire Prevention and Gas Safety Building Codes

    Article

    Thu, 23 Feb 2012

    non-profit organization dedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive and coordinated national model construction codes . Since, all fifty states and the District of Columbia have adopted the ICC codes. ICC International Fuel Gas

  7. Building Safety Codes Changed as a Result of 9/11

    Article

    Mon, 29 Aug 2011

    1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City, or more recent natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, construction codes have been reevaluated to address the consequences of natural disasters. The Code Council’s activity heightened

  8. What Collapsed Structures Can Teach Us

    Print

    Wed, 1 Sep 2010

    strength than hanging a curtain over the opening. The difference is that the New York City Building Code, like all construction codes worldwide, requires masonry walls to be “tied in” or made more substantial than a curtain. This is usually done with