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Safety blitz finds lapses at 19 NYC jobsites by firms tied to near-collapse

City officials said the former Pfizer headquarters that was being converted into residential apartments is at risk of collapse. The Department of Buildings inspected 180 other...

Safety netting installed on buckling NYC building as crews shore up tower

The city ordered safety netting to be installed on the side of a buckling building in Midtown. The city buildings commissioner said the netting was "an extra layer of safety."...

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NYC Halts Construction at 222 Broadway Office-to-Residence Tower

New York City’s Department of Buildings issued a stop-work order at a Manhattan office tower that’s being converted into apartments weeks after authorities evacuated one of the lar...

Key Codes Bill Clears Senate Panel

On Aug. 6, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs advanced the NAHB-supported Promoting Resilient Buildings Act, legislation that would help communities...

City of Toronto issues unsafe building orders after major Zanzibar fire

According to a City of Toronto order after the Sunday fire at Zanzibar, an engineer must be brought in to assess the structure's stability.

‘Impossible’ to find building in NYC without a violation: Engineer

Three office-to-residential conversions have had work halted. Rigorous response to safety concerns and extensive code compliance issues make that predictable albeit unique.

NYC Halts Second Office-to-Residential Conversion as Scrutiny Widens

New city buildings department records reveal inspectors escalated enforcement at Manhattan's 222 Broadway after earlier stop-work actions and alleged reporting failures involving r...

West Bengal government sends three-page SOP form to builders for construction audit

Kolkata's state government has issued a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) requiring builders to submit detailed project information to borough offices, a move welcomed by majo...

NYC buildings agency inspects 180 sites, no imminent hazards

Last month’s structural near-disaster at the former Pfizer headquarters being converted to apartments set off a sweeping inspection of construction sites across New York City. Insp...

Public raise alarm over roof work at London hotel

Contractor and director fined for ignoring safety measures

Inspector of Buckling Building Cited for Missing Problems at Other Sites

A New York Times review of city records shows that the firm, Domani Inspection Services, was repeatedly accused of breaking New York City rules.

States weigh housing cost cuts against fire safety concerns

States are easing stairwell, electrical and fire code rules to lower housing costs, raising safety concerns from firefighters and code experts

Condo safety repairs bill returns with bipartisan Florida support

Lawmakers reintroduce the Making Condos Safer and Affordable Act to expand low-interest loans for structural and life-safety work.

NYC DOB wraps first wave of construction safety sweeps after partial collapse in July

After inspecting 180 jobsites, the agency found no immediate public safety concerns, nor evidence that the East 42nd Street failure was “inherent to office-to-residential conversio...

Penang urged to enforce safety checks for ageing heritage buildings after Armenian Street incident

 GEORGE TOWN, Aug 6 — The Association of Tourism Attractions Penang (ATAP) has called on the Penang governmen...

'Kind of worrying': Some wonder if own buildings are safe after partial Midtown collapse

20 Broad St. in Manhattan NYC building inspectors have only examined a portion of MetroLoft’s projects weeks after partial Midtown collapse. [ more › ]

Municipality highlights safety risks in commercial establishments

Muscat: Muscat Municipality has stepped up efforts to raise awareness of workplace safety, warning that inadequate safety measures in commercial establishments can have serious con...

Landmark federal housing law tries to boost local building

Landmark federal housing law tries to boost local building

Midtown high-rise's safety record under scrutiny after buckling columns discovered

An under-construction high-rise in Midtown is part of the largest office to apartment conversion project in city history, but the question is, was it done properly, and who is to b...

'Moral imperative': State Gaming Commission orders racetracks to implement fire safety measures

Racetracks across New York must implement fire safety provisions in response to directives issued by the New York State Gaming Commission.

Call to merge housing checking unit with Buildings Department after Tai Po fire

Some residents displaced by Hong Kong’s deadliest inferno in decades have called for merging the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) with the Buildings Department, aft...

NYC inspectors target additional construction sites in the wake of Midtown structural failure

The former Pfizer headquarters viewed from East 43rd Street, where a pair of structural columns buckled last week. A spokesperson for the city’s Department of Buildings...

FDA officials directed to strictly implement safety measures at under-construction buildings