At its meeting on May 26, 2017, the Board of Building Standards adopted updates to the Ohio Building, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes based on 2015 I-Codes effective November 1, 2017. The Board initiated the rule change process in...
Read MoreOhio’s Board of Building Standards has adopted the 2017 OBC with an effective date of November 1. A combined update of the 2012 and 2015 editions of the IBC, along with Ohio amendments, the new code includes significant...
Read MoreAssociated Builders and Contractors of Ohio (ABC) teamed up with the Boston-based Beacon Hill Institute on Thursday to release a study finding that project labor agreements add significantly to the cost of school construction...
Read MoreOver a dozen opponents – mostly members of local building departments and fire safety organizations – expressed their opposition to HB 128 which would permit a general contractor or owner of specified buildings to...
Read MoreQualification Based Selection (QBS) of architects is in jeopardy from an amendment that the House of Representatives added to the state’s Budget Bill, Sub. HB 49. Please contact your state Senator today asking that the...
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