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Chicago Overhauls 70-Year-Old Building Code

by Joanna Masterson | Apr 1, 2019
Legal and Regulatory | Regulations

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Buildings presented city councilmembers with the first major update to the building code in 70 years to better align construction requirements with up-to-date model codes and national standards.

Utah Recognizes Tall Mass Timber

by Joanna Masterson | Apr 1, 2019
Legislation | Markets

Following passage in the Utah House of Representatives and Senate in February, Gov. Gary Herbert (R) signed legislation (H.B. 142) requiring the state’s Uniform Building Code Commission to recommend building standards that include the use of mass timber in residential and commercial building construction.

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Chicago Overhauls 70-Year-Old Building Code

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