Ohio has become the fifth state to require photoelectric smoke alarms in new homes. In the state’s first official acknowledgement that traditional ionization alarms are insufficient, new building ...
Snowmass will re-address its wildfire mitigation code in the coming months, looking to expand upon recent state mandates. The state in June drafted a Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code requiring all ...
The State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council will meet March 31 at 10 a.m. via videoconference. The meeting will be held at three locations in Albany, New York City and Buffalo, with remote ...
In November 2011, industry consultant Robert DuPont urged the head of the newly created state Department of Safety and Professional Services to continue the state's tradition of using advisory ...
A new federal analysis gives all but a handful of states the lowest possible rating on the quality of their building codes, showing a widespread failure to protect people against windstorms and ...