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NEWS VIEWS

ICC Board Upholds Contested Fire Sprinkler Mandate

An Inside Look at ICC Headquarters

Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Application Period Now Open

Revised Form I-9 to Verify New Hires Is Delayed

Hundreds of Fire and Building Officials Attend Residential Fire Sprinkler Summit

Sprinkler Systems Great Safety Device

Record Worksite Enforcement Settlement Sends Message to Employers of Illegal Aliens

Device Helps Detect Buildings' Structural Damage

How Many Firefighters Does It Take to Put Out a Fire?

ASCE to Release 2009 Infrastructure Report Card Grades Early

Rheem Recalls to Repair Oil-Fired Furnaces Due to Fire Hazard

ADA Accessibility Guidelines Revision Delayed

CPSC, Manufacturers Announce Changes to Recall of Home Heating Vent Pipes

ATAS International Offers Specification Program

Safety Guidelines for Skyscrapers Strengthened in 2009 International Building Code

Foundation Releases Guide to Fly Ash Study

ANSI-HSSP Offer Workshop on Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs

Homebuilders Trying to Preempt Adoption of State and Local Sprinkler Regulations

BuildSmart Gets a Check-Up

ASHRAE Recognizes Outstanding HVAC&R Industry Achievements

Nation's Home Builders Elect Leadership for 2009


GREEN SCENE

New Windows Can Improve Energy Efficiency

Think Big about Energy-Efficiency Measures, But Plug the Little Leaks

County Offers Incentive for Green Building Practices

American National Standards Institute Approves Green Standards for Homes

Can Sustainability Survive the Recession?

Council OKs National Green Building Standard

National Green Building Standard for Residential Construction Approved

ANSI Approves National Green Building Standard

Builders Scale Back House Sizes as Buyers Commit to Energy Efficiency

Green Product Demand Continues to Rise, Manufacturers Say

Home Remodels, Retrofits Key to Energy Efficiency in Housing

Stimulus Bill Requires States to Update Energy Codes

The New American Green Home Showcases Leading Technology

ANSI-EPA Offer Sustainable Products Standards Workshop

NAHB Codifies National Green Building Standard

ASHRAE's 2009 Satellite Broadcast Focuses on IAQ for Sustainable Buildings

Green Products Continue Their Industry Ascent, Manufacturers Say

Purdue Offers Professional Green Designation to Construction Management Grads

National Green Building Standard Approved

National Studies Show Green Building as Key Part of America's Economic Future

Dewey-Humboldt Council Study Session Will Receive Overview of IECC


RECESSION REPORT

Stimulating Housing Demand Key to Reviving U.S. Economy

Housing Starts Plummet to Record Lows in December

Builder Confidence at a Record-Low Ebb in January

Bottom Nears, But 2009 Looks Like Another Painful Year

New Study Finds Housing Stimulus Essential to Economic Recovery

Housing Production Downshifts to New Record Lows

NAHB Economist Estimates 420,000 New Homes Will Be Sold in ‘09

New NAHB Index Finds Builder Confidence in 55+ Housing Market Low

Economic Pain Spreads to Multifamily Housing Sector

U.S. Commercial Building Spending Expected to Decline by 11% in 2009, Architects Say


PMG NEWS

EPA Job Site Storm Water Guidelines Costlier Than First Believed

Owners Scramble to Make Pools Safe


COAST TO COAST

San Francisco Identifies Buildings Most at Risk

California Construction crews Post Solid Start to 2009

Three-Way Building Department Blueprint Makes Economic Sense

Indiana Legislature Introduces Energy Code Bills

Centex Houston Homes Built to International Energy Conservation Code

Pennsylvania Council to Tackle Blight Problem in Borough

Maryland County Requires Residential Fire Sprinklers

Texas Mayor Unveils Roadmap for New Energy Economy

Change to IRC Is a Plus for Colorado Home Buyers

Arizona Bill Would Bar Communities from Requiring Fire Sprinklers

CAL FIRE Chief Ruben Grijalva Resigns

Michigan Township Building Official Files Lawsuit against Former Trustees

LiMandri Announces 41-Point Plan to Overhaul High Risk NY Construction

Ground Zero in Southwest Florida Drywall Dispute

Loss of Jobs Spurs More Cuts in Ohio

Earth-Sheltered Tire House Built in Virginia

Florida Building Department May Lose 28 People

Colorado County’s Building Department Cuts Jobs as Housing Demand Falls

California County Announces 27 Jobs Could Be Cut

North Carolina Begins Implementing New Energy Code


PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Building Official Awarded for Outstanding Service

Crane Expert Raises Safety Bar As Nation Reels from Fatal Accidents

Mechanical Engineer's Floating Device Harnesses Wave Energy

Former Bartender Pours a Cutting-Edge, Concrete Cocktail for New Chicago Skyscraper

Iraqi-American Engineer Rallies Industry Groups to Mentor Iraqi Engineers

Engineer Executes an Innovative Performance-Based Design without Major Seismic Upgrades

McMinimee’s Olympian Efforts Spur Bridge Construction Innovation

Resio Invents a Way to Plug Breached Levees With Water-Filled Tubes

Mechanical Engineer Proves that Upsizing Geothermal Offers More than Hot Air

Seismic Engineer Pries Open Floodgates for Performance-Based Design of High-Rises

Kyung-Jun Kim Leads Team in Constructing the World's Tallest Building

Homsi Honored for Patent-Pending Pile-Driving Gantry Concept

Long-Time Rhode Island Building Clerk Retires

Joe Robson Elected Chairman of the Board of NAHB

CAL FIRE Chief Ruben Grijalva Resigns


INTERNATIONAL

Mumbai Consumer Wins the Day

China State Team Created Construction ‘Miracles’ for TV Headquarters


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