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Northwest Region |
Alaska | Idaho | Montana | Oregon | Washington | Wyoming |
Is Portland Ready for Urinals in Recycling Bins?
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?
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Southwest Region |
Arizona | California | Colorado | Hawaii | Nevada | New Mexico | Texas | Utah |
Texas Stadium Implosion Set for April 2010
Homes Evacuated in San Antonio as Hill Crumbles
Avondale, Arizona, Home Condemned; Solar Power, Batteries Insufficient
Pitkin County Joins Aspen in Adopting Stiffer Energy Code
All New Housing in California to Be Fitted with Residential Sprinklers
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
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Midwest Region |
Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Michigan | Minnesota | Missouri | Nebraska | North Dakota
Ohio | Oklahoma | South Dakota | Wisconsin |
Female-Led Architecture Firm Brings Feminine Touch to Chicago's Skyline
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
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Southeast Region |
Alabama | Arkansas | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | Louisiana | Mississippi
North Carolina | South Carolina | Tennessee | Virginia | West Virginia |
South Carolina Demonstration Impresses Fire Service Participants
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
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Northeast Region |
Connecticut | Delaware | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York
Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Vermont |
New York Code Council Approves Code Based on 2009 IECC and 90.1-2007
Brockton, Massachusetts, City Official Pleads Guilty to Charges
NAHB Sprinkler Suit in Pennsylvania
"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
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International |
China Infrastructure Construction Corporation Signs Technology Agreement with Institute of Building Materials
Abu Dhabi's Tough Fire Codes for All New Buildings
Shanghai Building Collapses, Nearly Intact
New Abu Dhabi Fire Code for Capital's Buildings
Dubai Opening World's Tallest Building amid Crisis
World’s Tallest Building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, Now Officially Open
Epic Task of Rebuilding Port-au-Prince Is Beset by Hard Strategic Questions
UK Green Path Leads to Deindustrialization and Worsening Housing Shortage
NRC Researcher Guylène Proulx Is Appointed to the Order of Canada
NRC Human Behavior Studies in Emergency Situations Researcher Guylène Proulx Passes Away
UK Man's Self-Designed Castle Won't Be His Home
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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