Electrical workers still confused by the requirements in the NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code released last year will have a chance to familiarize themselves with it at this year’s NFPA ...

QUINCY, MASS. — The National Fire Protection Association upped the ante in the competition for national building code dominance July 19 when it released its first building code. NFPA’s Standards ...

Although the goal of the recently released NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code — issued by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) — is to provide an alternative to the ...

QUINCY, MA — The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA’s) Standards Council recently issued NFPA 5000™, Building Construction, and Safety Code™. It is said to be the first building code ...

The city of Pasadena, Texas voted to adopt NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code. NFPA 5000 is the first building code to be developed through a process accredited by the American National ...

With the release last month of the new NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the anticipated battle of building codes is officially under ...

In recent weeks, massive building under construction fires have occurred in Las Vegas, Nev., Dallas, Tex., and Everett, Wash., underscoring NFPA research which shows an average of 3,840 fires in ...

The state of California has adopted model building and fire codes of the nonprofit NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) to protect public safety in the nation’s most populous state. The ...

Following-up on last month's quick review of the five basic types of building construction, according to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction ...

April 11, 2017—An alternative to traditional housing options, tiny homes are growing in popularity. These permanent dwellings, known for their small size and economical living costs, are cropping up ...

Sometime early in a firefighter’s career–usually as part of fire school–building construction is touted to be one of the most important things firefighters should be aware of in their new trade. They ...

QUINCY, Mass. —The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has launched a new Fire Prevention Program Manager Online Training Series to help the building industry understand and adopt the ...