Time to Settle the Building Code Lawsuit

Judging from the court docket, there’s been a four-month period of comparative legal silence in the copyright violation lawsuit by the International Code Council, which publishes the model building code widely used in North America, against UpCodes, a San Francisco-based company that provides searchable databases of published state and local building codes and related tools for designers.
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Proposed FAA Drone Rules Prompt Industry Pushback

In late December, the Federal Aviation Administration published proposed regulations governing the usage of drones in the U.S., triggering a pushback from drone professionals over rules requiring live transmitting of drone locations during operation.

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Construction Economics for January 20, 2020

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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Siemens City Concept Takes Shape in Berlin

Engineering giant plans large investment for research and development center in multi-use area of capital; city will support with infrastructure investments.

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