North Carolina

Codes, Product Solutions January 28, 2019

Lighting Considerations in N.C.’s Energy Conservation Code

Here are the biggest lighting control changes for commercial buildings in the new North Carolina energy code. North Carolina’s 2018 State Building Code went into…

Codes December 4, 2018

Lobbyist Wins Appeal Over N.C.’s Building Code Interpreter

Despite concerns over ‘high-wind areas,’ construction lobbyist wins appeal over house inspections. According to Benjamin Schachtman in his November 30 article in the “Port City…

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Florida Utilities Slow Adoption of Rooftop #Solar Power. In Florida, the political clout and incentives of the big utilities have discouraged homeowners from installing solar panels. bit.ly/2XVF5UX pic.twitter.com/9kO3…

7:01 pm · July 17, 2019

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Austin May Use Building Codes to Protect Against Wildfire. Austin considers a plan that would require all new homes and businesses constructed near wildland areas to be built with wildfire resistant materials. bit.ly/2jEWT4i pic.twitter.com/7wzC…

12:31 pm · July 17, 2019

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Seven Years After Sandy, Slow Moves Toward Resiliency. As Jose Cardoso reports, there has been some progress making New York City as a whole–and the Resilient Neighborhoods in particular–safer. But much remains undone bit.ly/2XZRxmy pic.twitter.com/n3HR…

2:09 pm · July 16, 2019