Archinect

APRIL 3, 2024

magnitude that struck eastern Taiwan yesterday has provided evidence as to how the country’s reputedly strong building codes and regulations prevented significant losses of life and property 25 years after another tragic seismic event led to widespread change. that caused 2,400 deaths and damage to over 50,000 buildings on the island.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 12, 2025

The federal government has also declared a major disaster, allowing for increased federal help and resources to aid in recovery. Zoning regulations should consider the natural landscape and the potential for wildfires. Rebuilding after such widespread destruction will present enormous challenges, both practical and political.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The publication was made in advance of the country’s political party conference season, saying that improved regulations, job training, and environmental standards are needed to help boost the national housing stock and achieve other benchmarks governing the whole-life carbon footprint of construction projects and retention of highly-qualified (..)

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Archinect

MAY 12, 2023

She spoke about several concepts the firm is applying to their designs while navigating a host of regulations from national governments and European professional soccer’s governing body UEFA. Prandelli was the architect for both the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the 2012 London Olympic Stadium projects.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Finnish government has long been committed to environmental stewardship, social equality and technological advancement. Kimmo Tiilikainen, Finland’s former Minister of the Environment, played a key role in promoting timber construction while his predecessor Paula Lehtomäki continues to drive the initiative forward.

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Archinect

JUNE 15, 2023

But many challenges remain, which we must overcome, if we are to achieve net zero, including enabling polices and regulations.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The UK government has announced debarment investigations for the architecture and construction firms related to the deadly Grenfell Tower fire, as well as building safety reforms. That means greater accountability, stronger regulation, and putting residents at the heart of decision-making.

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Deezen

JUNE 10, 2022

Timber wall systems will need to pass a large-scale fire safety test before they can be used on medium-rise residential blocks in England under building regulations being introduced by the UK government. The UK government was first informed that this type of cladding was dangerous in 2002.

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Archinect

APRIL 4, 2022

Costs and an overall dearth of government regulation were also blamed. ” Only 4% reported working on net-zero projects exclusively. A total of 52% of those surveyed said the main culprit was a lack of client demand. Paradoxically, 97% of respondents said sustainability was important to them personally.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The UK government was informed that the type of cladding installed on Grenfell Tower should "never ever be used" on high-rise buildings 15 years before the block was destroyed in a fire that claimed 72 lives, according to evidence presented at the inquiry into the disaster. Dr Debbie Smith gave evidence to the inquiry this week.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It is the studio's first project completed in France In order to meet regulations put in place by Paris that require public buildings to utilise at least 50 per cent wood or other natural materials in construction, Studio Gang opted for a hybrid timber-and-steel structure. A concrete foundation and steel base supports a mass-timber grid.

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Santa Cruz Architect

JULY 16, 2023

The State of California has a recognized housing shortage, with the result that both Sacramento and local municipalities throughout California have made myriad recent changes to the regulations governing ADUs. What is an ADU? This temporary Urgency Ordinance will be replaced by a regular ordinance update at some point in 2023.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JANUARY 17, 2023

The post New research about gas stoves ignited intense online debate last week about the politics of regulating American homes appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Tretten Bridge was designed while building regulations in Norway were in transition from a national system to European codes. In retrospect, all the involved parties can be criticised for selecting and accepting regulations that proved to have a serious shortcoming (block shear failure)," the NSIA said.

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SW Oregon Architect

MAY 21, 2023

By stamping and signing our drawings and specifications, I am certifying that those documents comply with applicable codes, regulations, and professional standards. This includes having a solid understanding of architectural design principles, building codes, regulations, construction techniques, and industry standards.

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SW Oregon Architect

MAY 19, 2024

For one, Euclidean land-use regulations historically downzoned urban areas, effectively banning multifamily housing while promoting suburban sprawl. American cities could adapt some Japanese principles without requiring a complete shift to centralized governance of property development. That’s hardly the case today. Lessons from Japan?

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e-architect

MARCH 25, 2025

Twinned with Keir Starmer’s announcement of changes to the legal challenge (judicial review) process, Government is clearly making efforts to unlock development. the Naturespace Great Crested Newt District Licensing regime). More thought needs to be given to a strategic approach which could make a genuine difference to NSIPs.“

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Deezen

MAY 31, 2023

Read: Architect Alison Killing wins Pulitzer Prize for exposing alleged Chinese internment camps Killing also stated that the statement made by the Chinese Embassy in Italy forms part of a pattern of denial by the Chinese government. We stand by our reporting," said Killing.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

After some Pacific Northwest cities began relaxing restrictive residential building regulations, California passed two bills in 2016 that produced a statewide pro-ADU law effective in 2017. Such dynamics have prompted new local and state policies that promote ADU construction.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

A not-for-profit organisation is taking legal action against the UK government's strategy for achieving net-zero carbon emissions, claiming it fails to meet its legal obligations under the Climate Change Act. According to the Climate Change Act of 2008, the government is legally committed to achieving this target.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This shift was related, in some ways, to the increasingly technical demands of projects as manufacturing and construction systems grew more complex and regulations got tighter.

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BD+C

JANUARY 6, 2020

OSHA is planning new regulations governing several workplace practices that will impact the construction industry in 2020.

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Deezen

MAY 7, 2024

World Athletics regulations dictate that shoes used in competitions must be widely available, so it is not clear whether this hyper-personalised approach will ever make it to the track at tournaments. All the sports are governed by the proper regulations, and that governance is critically important to us," said Hoke.

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Deezen

JANUARY 17, 2023

The sale of single-use plastic tableware and certain takeaway containers will be prohibited in England starting this autumn, the UK government has announced. Once the regulation comes into effect in October 2023, these items will no longer be offered by retailers, food vendors or takeaway restaurants, the government said.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

If passed into law, the Carbon Emissions (Buildings) Bill would require building regulations to be amended to limit the roughly 50 million tonnes of CO2 that are emitted from the materials and construction of buildings in the UK every year. Duncan Baker is proposing a bill to regulate embodied carbon.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This is a considered vote for a different way to live, with its roots firmly in a deep scepticism of the governance, companies and systems – food to pharmacological – that we've become accustomed to relying upon. It's a deliberate rejection of the status quo, not simply one step up from an obsession with Gardener's World.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

London-based Studio E was determined to have "demonstrated a cavalier attitude to the regulations affecting fire safety" during its work on the project, which included the installation of highly flammable cladding to the block's exterior.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

MAY 31, 2023

During American Housing Month, organizations and government agencies across the country may hold events, workshops, and outreach programs to educate the public on housing-related issues. This can be done by implementing regulations that require landlords to maintain safe and healthy living conditions for their tenants.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

UK deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has told affected families that Grenfell Tower is to be demolished, prompting concerns that the government has "ignored the voices of bereaved". The government is expected to make an official announcement tomorrow. However, the decision was not officially confirmed.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

Having only become government policy in 2016, Taiwan expects to have amassed a social-housing stock of 200,000 units by the end of 2024 – and has already set an ambition to hit one million units by 2032. Development is mostly funded by city governments, with additional support from central government.

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Westeck News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Content courtesy of PEMBINA institute Deep Retrofit Supply Chain Waiting For More Support Need to overcome low demand, lack of skilled labour, and lagging regulation. From that analysis, we developed four policy recommendations: Recommendation 1: Provide market certainty by implementing regulations that require deep building decarbonization.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

Its lofty aims included commitments to "establish climate and biodiversity mitigation principles as the key measure of our industry's success: demonstrated through awards, prizes, and listings" and to "advocate for faster change in the industry towards regenerative design practices and a higher government funding priority to support this".

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 30, 2022

A decision today by the United States Supreme Court has restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) purview to regulate carbon emissions from power plants. The post Supreme Court ruling jeopardizes the future of carbon emission regulations appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper. The ruling is a major setback [.].

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Dwell

JANUARY 16, 2024

After Japan’s devastating 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake, which triggered fires that destroyed thousands of buildings in and around Tokyo and caused an estimated death toll of 140,000, the government rebuilt the capital with a heavy emphasis on preventing future tragedies.

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Westeck News

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Canada Energy Regulator (CER)?needs?to?create, Yet these are the only energy scenarios published by the Canadian government and thus, despite qualifiers these are only scenarios, the CER’s modelling is frequently mispresented and cited as a definitive forecast of future supply and demand. To ensure that policy, regulation,?and

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Dwell

JULY 10, 2024

In a blow to homelessness activists, the Grants Pass ruling means local governments can fine or jail people sleeping in public. Johnson: In a 6–3 decision, the nation’s highest court allowed cities to enforce camping bans, effectively allowing local governments to fine or jail unhoused residents. In June, the U.S.

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Architizer

JANUARY 3, 2022

Meanwhile, the question — which also lingers in the shadows of broader discussions about climate justice and social change — remains: Without government regulation, are individual and corporate initiatives powerful enough to solve the crisis on their own? Government regulations also deter this.

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