Learn how adaptive reuse transforms existing buildings while navigating current safety codes and promoting sustainability in architecture.

Home electrical systems seem straightforward until an inspector starts flagging dangerous installations hiding behind walls.

A separately derived system (SDS) has no direct connection to other sources except through grounding and bonding. Grounding and bonding must be performed at the source, not on the load side, to ...

Prevent accidents and make your home safer by learning about and fixing these code violations. Many are DIY-able. The purpose ...

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More than 100 students were evacuated from the Boston University Medical Campus on Wednesday after an electrical problem ignited a two-alarm fire in the basement of a building, fire officials said.

The key to preventing disasters like January’s wildfires in California lies in in more fire-savvy building codes, an expert told the ILS Bermuda Convergence 2025. Instead of tightening building codes, ...

CHEYENNE — Cheyenne City Council members moved forward with declaring a vacancy in Ward 1, voted on city code and Unified Development Code changes, and accepted bids and agreements for two renovation ...

What do stairs have to do with California’s housing crisis? More than you might think, say many local policymakers. Cities across the state have been considering building code changes to allow new ...

NYC's Local Law 128 of 2024 mandates review and approval of signed and sealed electrical plans before permit issuance starting December 2025. Electrical plans will now require administrative details ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A fire has been reported at the Florida Blue building in Riverside, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. JFRD has confirmed the fire was in an elevator shaft ...