Ahmed Al Shareef, Under-secretary, Department of Municipal Affairs, said recently that the purpose of the training is to introduce and spread awareness among all sectors that have direct relations with the construction industry on the international
building code developed by the ICC.
There was another challenge with the
building code for this same project.
The Insurance Services Office takes into account
building codes when auditing municipalities, audits that insurance companies use to set rates.
For many countries, the impetus to change
building codes stems from tragedies such as nightclub fires, earthquakes and factory fires.
By adopting best practices in
building code development, we can signal in advance where new performance requirements will be set.
The meeting observed that there are no
building codes even in Islamabad and buildings collapsed here at sector F-10 during earthquake in 2005 due to absence of any law.
Addressing the mid-May International Concrete Sustainability Conference in Arlington, Va., National Institute of Building Sciences CEO Henry Green characterized the prior's week Conference on Resilient
Building Codes as the first time the White House had ever acknowledged the importance of codes and standards to the country.
The certificates should be under the provisions of
building code of Pakistan (Seismic provision 2007).
It can take several years to achieve significant reforms and the enactment of statewide
building codes is often an issue that requires a sustained, multi-year effort to achieve the goal.
by Zargona Salehi on 12 August, 2014 - 18:36 KABUL (Pajhwok): Most of recently constructed buildings are in violation of relevant rules and regulations, the Afghanistan National Standards Authority (ANSA) said on Tuesday, introducing national
building codes. Addressing a press conference, ANSA chief Popalzai Popal hoped the set of codes would address city planning and urban development issues in accordance with the geography, climate, land and culture of the country.
Muscat: In a significant move to boost sustainable development through harmonised standards, the draft of unified
building codes for all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will be introduced next year.
Lessons learned: The architecture firm's understanding of
building codes was different than the city's understanding.