Patrick Stone lays out the five steps of a vulnerability assessment for a new firehouse that identifies ways that the ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s commitment to strengthening the code, as emphasized in the 2023 Union Budget, offers ...

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), introduced in 2016, was designed as a robust framework to address corporate ...

A manual fire alarm system consists of notification appliances throughout, activated by manual pull stations at every exit ...

The fire alarm industry is full of rules. I’ve previously explained each of the six categories of rules, which apply, respectively, to manufacturers, what to install, how to install, to ...

A group of landowners under the banner of the Dhaka Landowners Association have recently protested to scrap or revise the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) once again. We revisit the state of the city’s liveab ...

Considering a backyard deck build or reno this year? Be sure you know your numbers when it comes to railing heights, guard heights, and other code requirements.

The International Building Code became Illinois’ statewide ... The task force recommended shelters be added to that code. The IBC doesn’t have specific requirements for severe weather because ...