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Re “Building accessibility codes shouldn’t apply differently in Newton and Pittsfield”: I am writing in response to your Dec. 14 editorial to clarify that the Americans with Disabilities Act and ...

New York City is updating its building code to significantly reduce job-specific variances, which officials say will significantly affect how renovations are regulated across its dense, aging building ...

The city of Hudson swore in its new mayor, Terry Taliaferro, Thursday evening as council members approved an extensive effort to modernize the city’s building codes and overhaul a permitting system ...

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MADISON, Wis. — A bill to delay enforcement of the commercial building code passed the Wisconsin State Assembly. The Assembly on Oct. 7 passed Assembly Bill 450, which would push recently adopted ...

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