This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. New York State passed a law mandating all-electric new buildings two years ago, but is yet to update the statewide building code. The State Fire Prevention ...

A key regulator voted to move forward with construction rules that will require most new buildings to be powered by ...

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New York moved a step closer Friday to requiring the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in new townhomes sold ...

The state’s Fire Prevention and Building Code Council is considering the mandate ... of the Firefighters Association of the State of New York told Newsday. “When it comes down to it, what ...

The ‘City of Yes’ plan is already having an impact. The changes to the city’s landscape will mostly be subtle — on purpose.

New York City's new area code has been revealed about three weeks after it was first announced. The New York State Public Service Commission said Thursday phone numbers starting with 465 will ...

Policymakers should change building codes to allow single-stair apartment buildings and permit market-based solutions that ...

The new all-services overlay area code, 465, will be rolled out across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Marble Hill, the New York State Public Service Commission said in a statement on ...