In a city where skyscrapers meet curbside diners, commercial cooking is on the rise and industry experts say our fire ...

Construction regulations have evolved through a rigorous process guided by professional expertise. But safety and housing ...

Last year, six states eliminated a fire-safety code requiring apartment buildings taller than three stories to have at least ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Palm Beach County firefighters spray water on the processing warehouse at South Florida Shavings Co. Thursday morning, June 27, ...

Defending against fire is an essential part of safer school design. It is also a code requirement in many commercial occupancies—from retail and multifamily buildings to offices and warehouses—and for ...

What is the International Code Council and why are its codes better than the BOCA Code? -- E.T., Tulsa. The International Code Council was formed by BOCA (Building Officials and Code Administrators ...

When a fire alarm fails, a sprinkler system shuts down, or a fire marshal issues a violation notice, businesses often face ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Five months after 100 people lost their lives in the Station nightclub fire, Rhode Island lawmakers passed the most sweeping changes to its fire code in state history. And ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council on Thursday approved several amendments to city code that would change building requirements in the city. Those changes included some ways to make Austin more ...