Tag: codes and standards
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Viking Concealed Sprinkler
This sprinkler head has a flat plate that disappears into the ceiling.
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10 Business Trends That Will Shape Housing in 2013
Builders were growing again in 2012, but new challenges lie ahead.
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The Chemical Industry Weighs In on Buildings’ Energy Efficiency
A new report about lowering greenhouse gas emissions is part alarm, part product pitch.
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American High-Performance Buildings Coalition Calls for Consensus-Based Green-Building Standards
Under a new coalition, 27 industry groups raise issue with USGBC’s LEED development procedures and call for more consensus-based approaches and transparency in green-building standard development.
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More Expensive Homes with New Minn. Building Code?
May 7–Proposed changes to Minnesota’s building code that are meant to make houses safer and more energy-efficient have roused the ire of some local builders, who say the guidelines could significantly jack up prices of new homes.