Contentious clauses The NATHEALTH letter underlines several clauses in the NBC, 2016, saying they are a source of confusion and misinterpretation for hospital building plan approvals.

These codes are based on the model 2014 National Electrical Code and the model 2015 Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical Codes. On Jan. 19-20, 2016, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) met ...

The National Building Code was signed into law in 2007 by the civilian government of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo after a series of building collapses in Nigeria especially in Lagos.

I fully support the idea of a new building code. It is embarrassing that 24 years into the 21st century we are still using a building code of 1968. Why has it taken us so long to do one?

The Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers has called for the review of the National Building Code noting the code was flawed.

The building stock in the Philippines is much more vulnerable to earthquakes than places with similar levels of exposure to seismic hazard, such as Japan and California, and revisions to the NBC ...

After nearly 50 years, we are finally amending our construction industry building code. The draft National Building Code, 2020 document was released for stakeholders’ engagement a few weeks ago ...

Belle Owen was excited to buy her first home, but it was not exactly perfect – a year in, it still is not fully accessible. There are hopes recent changes to the National Construction Code will ...

After making the promise nearly two years ago, the Nova Scotia government has announced it will begin to adopt the most current national building codes beginning next April.

The Federal Government has validated the revised National Building Code to deal with the perennial problems in the human settlements sector. In 2006, Nigeria came up with the National Building ...

The tornadoes in the Midwest last weekend once again exposed the lack of national building standards. Regulations vary greatly from one locality to another.

National Building Code 2016: Rajan also recommended builders to copiously follow its provisions in their construction programmes keeping the interest of the home buyers as supreme.