QUINCY, MASS. — The National Fire Protection Association upped the ante in the competition for national building code dominance July 19 when it released its first building code. NFPA’s Standards ...

Electrical workers still confused by the requirements in the NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code released last year will have a chance to familiarize themselves with it at this year’s NFPA ...

Although the goal of the recently released NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code — issued by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) — is to provide an alternative to the ...

On Tuesday, June 22, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is hosting “Keeping You Informed: The Big Wide World of Building and Life Safety”, a one-day program that addresses some of today’s ...

April 11, 2017—An alternative to traditional housing options, tiny homes are growing in popularity. These permanent dwellings, known for their small size and economical living costs, are cropping up ...

March 8, 2023 – In response to the growing number and severity of construction fire incidents in the City of Boston, the Boston Fire Department has established a new training requirement through the ...

The construction industry refers to the IBC model building codes and NFPA 80 and 101 guidelines for the correct and code-approved applications of fire-rated assemblies. Unfortunately, code confusion ...

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Only in California can building codes get as nutty as the state’s politics. On July 30, the California Building Standards Commission voted to adopt model building and fire codes ...

The city of Pasadena, Texas voted to adopt NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code. NFPA 5000 is the first building code to be developed through a process accredited by the American National ...

The National Fire Protection Association released One Stair, Two Perspectives: Single Exit Stair Symposium, a report summarizing key discussions and findings from a recent symposium addressing ...