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Northwest Region
Alaska | Idaho | Montana | Oregon | Washington | Wyoming

Builders' Lobby Backs Washington Workers' Comp Initiative

Washington Building Council Takes Own Road to Green Building Practices

Cluster of DuPont, Washington, Homes See Frozen, Bursting Pipes; Sprinklers to Blame?


Southwest Region
Arizona | California | Colorado | Hawaii | Nevada | New Mexico | Texas | Utah

Lava Maps Cause Angst on Hawaiian Island

Labor's Deals Stir Dust-Up in San Diego Construction

A Tough Year for Aspen Construction Industry

Tough Times for Utah's Construction Industry

Hawaiian Building Task Force Urges 10 Percent Tax Credit

Signs of Life in the California Home-Building Industry

Ultra Modern Tafoni Home is a Floating Residence for San Francisco

California Approves Requirement for Fire Sprinklers in All New Homes Beginning in 2011

Golden, Colorado, Building Department Adopts New Codes

2010 California Fire and Building Standards Adopted Aimed at Reducing Fires

Morgan County, Colorado, Planners Would Nix Sprinklers, Radon Abatement

Sticker Shock in Reverse: Homes Worth More than New Mexico City Suggests

Fire Sparks Near Incinerating Toilet at Farm Complex Outside of Santa Cruz, California

Industry Appeal Keeps PEX Approval in California Plumbing Code

Loveland, Colorado, Fire Official Warns of Fire Danger in Dryers


Midwest Region
Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Michigan | Minnesota | Missouri | Nebraska | North Dakota
Ohio | Oklahoma | South Dakota | Wisconsin

Ohio Dabbles in Construction Reform

Kansas University Students Unfazed by Construction Industry Woes

Illinois Builders Seek Their Own Recovery

Ex-Dearborn Building, Safety Worker Heads to Prison

Waste Management in Wisconsin Acquires City-Wide Recycling, Grows Recycling Services for Builders

Home Builders Prevail; Overland Park, Kansas, City Council to Delay Adoption of Updated Building Codes

Builders, Safety Experts, Debate Iowa Sprinkler Rules

Two More Charged in Building and Safety Investigation: Michigan Building Inspector Says He's Being Scapegoated


Southeast Region
Alabama | Arkansas | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | Louisiana | Mississippi
North Carolina | South Carolina | Tennessee | Virginia | West Virginia

Number of North Carolina Construction Workplace Deaths Falls

Helical Pile Systems in North Carolina for New Construction ES-Accepted, IAS-Accredited

Sprinklers Urged for Alabama's Older Hotels

Palo Alto, Virginia, Gets New Green Mental Health Center

Will New Urbanists Deliver A Home-Win With Miami 21?

Park Manor Campus in Tennessee Will Include National Best Practices Alzheimer's Care Facility

Carolinas Associated General Contractors Announces 2010 Board

Homewood, Alabama, City Council Decides against Requiring Fire Sprinklers in New Homes

First Hurricane Shelter Built to New ICC-National Storm Shelter Standard in Florida

Energy Efficiency Improvements through the North Carolina Building Code


Northeast Region
Connecticut | Delaware | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York
Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Vermont

"Urban Umbrella" Could Soon Surround New York City Sites

Recent New York City Construction Accident Is a Reminder of Dangers

New York Hotel Construction Down to Record Lows

Balitmore Storm Water Regulations Would Cost Jobs

Hartford, Connecticut, Launches Online Permitting

Pennsylvania Builders Association Files Suit to Stop Implementation of the 2009 Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code

Urban Umbrellas to Replace NYC Sidewalk Sheds

Habitat for Humanity and NYC Team Up for LEED Certified Affordable Housing

Floating Mega Arcology for Boston’s Harbor

Why Manhattan Is America's Greenest Community

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces Nearly $1 Million to Protect Communities by Improving Flood Protection Projects

New Hampshire Sprinkler Requirement Up for Debate

NYC Drops Effort to Cut Building Energy Use

NYC Approves Green Buildings Plan

Pennsylvania Adopting 2009 IRC with the Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement

New Hampshire Adopting 2009 IRC with the Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement

New Jersey Contractor Admits Accepting $7,000 from East Orange Store Owner in Exchange for Permits

State Probing North Haven, Connecticut, Building Department

Salvatore Cassano to Succeed Nicholas Scoppetta as New York City Fire Commissioner

Landscaper Allegedly Threatens to Kill Building Official in Rhode Island

Hull, Massachusetts, Offers Builders Permit Credit for Freeboard

Bloomberg Swears in FDNY's New Commish; Hails 2009 as "Year for the History Books"

Salisbury, Maryland, Firefighters Teach Residents Fire Safety

Suit Filed over Green Mountain College Coed Bathrooms in Vermont

Shelton, Connecticut, Building Official Guilty in Federal Probe


International

Enforcing Proper Building Codes in Jamaica

Need for French-Speaking Structural Engineers in Haiti

Tallest Building in Haiti Designed using American Building Codes Escaped Almost Unscathed

Prince Charles under Fire over UK Architecture Campaign

UK Green Path Leads to Deindustrialization and Worsening Housing Shortage


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