Ensuring that a building design is code-compliant can be a complicated task for architects. Whether this involves understanding the codes, tracking code updates or checking designs against the code, ...

The code change helps maximizes the use of space, while also reducing overall construction costs, explains Joe Alcock of McMillan Pazdan Smith. In the U.S., 12 states and two territories have adopted ...

Building codes usually come up in the context of safety – a properly constructed building can help prevent injury or death from fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather. But they’re also essential for ...