Effective December 31, 2023, the 8th Edition of the Florida Building Code becomes the new building code for the State of Florida. With each code cycle comes a series of updates, changes and additions.

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“A close analysis of the US building code development process reveals a system rife with capture by both industry and government interests, in which the costs and benefits of regulations are ...

The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) want to restore direct insurance industry involvement in the building code process. “At some point in the ...

Marion City Council is considering adopting two pieces of legislation that would allow the city to enforce commercial building codes and create a commercial building codes department managed by a ...

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The B.C. government has announced changes to the province's building code that will allow buildings up to six storeys to have one exit stairwell instead of two. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said in a ...

The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) met Monday’s deadline to make submissions for the next iteration of the Ontario Building Code. The Institute opted to submit two proposed code ...