What would you say is responsible for the rising case of building collapse in the country? Building collapse has been a major challenge in Nigeria, leading to massive economic and human loss due to ...

Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Attah has inaugurated a twenty one member committee on National Building Code Advisory. The Reconstituted Committee comprises; duly ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

The updated set of model codes includes the National Building Code of Canada 2025, the National Fire Code of Canada 2025, the National Plumbing Code of Canada 2025, and the National Energy Code of ...

One of the few states in the union that has resisted dictating building codes, instead leaving adoption and enforcement decisions to localities, is seeing a renewed push to change course. In early ...

The wake of Hurricane Andrew in Dade County, Fla., in August 1992. Fifty-four people died in the storm, which caused over $27 billion in damages and led to Florida’s adoption of a statewide building ...

Cordoned off Epsom View Apartment in Uthiru, Nairobi County that sank on May 07,2024. All tenants who lived in the building are accounted for. The building is said to have been marked by National ...

WASHINGTON — Washington Gas and a collection of building groups are suing D.C. over its appliance ban and net-zero building code. The groups are coming together against the enforcement of the Clean ...

What type of construction? You may be surprised. An important feature of a pre-incident plan is the classification of building construction. Classifying the type of building should be simple, quick ...

SEN. Bong Go filed Senate Bill (SB) 666 to update the Philippine Building Code to promote disaster resilience, sustainability and public safety. The senator said the proposed Philippine Building Act ...