Days after the devastating earthquake affecting Turkey and Syria, which led to 39,000 reported casualties, the Turkish government has detained or sent arrest warrants for more than 130 people, including nine contractors, accused of involvement in illegal or poor-quality construction.
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Design professionals often work in isolation, with each discipline (architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical) doing their own thing and only getting together after they have completed most of their individual design contribution to co-ordinate dimensions. Crucial data is unintentionally missed, and this can significantly affect the structural design of roof systems.
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A strong air barrier is fundamental to the ecosystem of high-performing, durable, and passive buildings of tomorrow. As one looks to the future, building transformation would not be complete without an air barrier system (ABS) and its control layers contributing to a winning formula that is designed, designated, and detailed to control water, vapour, and air.
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New automated door and gate operator standards have arrived in Canada. ANSI/CAN/UL 325 harmonizes Canadian and U.S. safety requirements for automated door and gate operators.
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The International Fire Safety Standards Coalition is committed to developing a shared set of standards for fire safety in buildings.
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U.S. manufacturers were taught about Canadian codes, especially the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) A440S1-17, Canadian Supplement to the North American Fenestration Standard (NAFS)-11. at the summer conference of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) in Lake Tahoe, California.
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A new ASTM International standard will support cost-effective ways for communities to respond, withstand, and recover from a wide range of potential catastrophes, such as natural hazards, utility outages, and human-caused disruptions.
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Supporting the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) joint efforts with Infrastructure Canada to adapt Canadian codes and standards to climate change, CSA Group—the standards development and testing, inspection, and certification organization—has partnered with NRC on seven adaptation initiatives.
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The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has updated its safety standards to apply to all glazing materials, and has withdrawn a standard assessing wired glass as a safety glass.
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A new International Organization for Standardization/Technical Specification (ISO/TS) aims to streamline how environmental impacts of civil engineering projects are reported. ISO/TS 21929-2, Sustainability in Building Construction–Sustainability Indicators Part 2: Framework for the Development of Indicators for Civil Engineering Works establishes a core list of aspects and impacts for assessing sustainability performance of civil engineering works.
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