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The Manila Times on MSNOpinion

Building code overhaul welcome, but more is needed

IN the aftermath of last Sunday’s tragic building collapse in Angeles City, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon issued an order to immediately conduct a review of the Philippines’ almost 50-year-old ...
The Big Apple is planning to overhaul its decades-old building codes to spark new construction and accessibility upgrades by ...
This analysis is based on a direct reading of the Unified Building Regulations for Industrial Development Authorities of ...
Fire officials and pro-density urbanists are often at loggerheads. This is especially evident in notoriously car-centric Los Angeles, where a firefighters’ union spent six figures opposing active ...
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A rebuilding boom is currently underway in the aftermath of last year’s Hurricane Melissa, especially for residential and ...