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AB 130 Places New Limitations on Building Code Updates for Residential Buildings

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This is the seventh update in our series covering AB 130 and SB 131, two bills that work substantive changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California housing law....more

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California's Summer Blockbuster, Continued!: AB 130 and SB 131 Create Further Housing Reforms

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Assembly Bill (AB) 130 and Senate Bill (SB) 131, which became effective on June 30, 2025, are designed to bring sweeping change to California housing and infrastructure development across the state. Key provisions in the...more

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The construction turbo is coming in Germany! Draft law to accelerate residential construction and provide housing

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On 18 June 2025, the German Federal Cabinet adopted a draft law to accelerate residential construction and secure housing (Schneller bauen mit dem Wohnungsbau-Turbo | Bundesregierung) in order to implement the 100-day target...more

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Bill 17: Ontario Government Proposes Amendments to Accelerate Infrastructure and Housing Development

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On May 12, 2025, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing tabled Bill 17, the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025, for first reading. Bill 17 is intended to remove barriers to building,...more

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House Bill 47 Delays Effective Date for North Carolina's New Building Code

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House Bill 47 ("H47") was signed into law (Session Law 2025-2) by Governor Stein on March 20.  The bill's official name is the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025–Part I, but it is more commonly known as the Hurricane Helene...more

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Building Safety Act Hub

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The Building Safety Act 2022 has brought a fundamental shift in the regulation of relevant and higher risk buildings, imposing a swathe of new obligations and processes on those responsible for these buildings, and plenty to...more

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