Shari Shapiro – March 13, 2013 Most jurisdictions in the United States have a construction code setting the minimum standards for new construction and significant renovations of commercial and residential buildings. The construction codes are generally based on the model codes developed by the International Code Council (ICC), a nonprofit standard setting organization, that are… Continue reading Construction Code Changes Affecting New Construction And Building Renovations For Commercial And Residential Projects
Tag: Renovation Repair and Painting Rule
EPA’s Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule Pushed to 2015
Advise & Consult, Inc. – October 2, 2012 Commercial buildings now have until 2015 to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule. This rule has been surrounded by controversy, basically since its inception. Originally, it was to include all contractors doing any renovation on pre-1978 residential and commercial buildings with… Continue reading EPA’s Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule Pushed to 2015
EPA Official Promises More Enforcement of Lead Rule
By Tom Scarlett February 2012 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has “begun stepping up its inspections and enforcement” of its Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule for lead paint, an EPA official said during a webinar last month. Don Lott, associate director of the EPA’s Waste and Chemical Enforcement Division, noted that his… Continue reading EPA Official Promises More Enforcement of Lead Rule
The EPA’s Lead-Paint Lead Balloon
By JENNIFER DEPAUL, The Fiscal Times November 13, 2011 When the Environmental Protection Agency issued a new regulation in April 2010 requiring housing contractors to take extra precautions around hazardous lead paint, businesswoman Kathy Faia followed it to the letter of the law. One of her construction workers in Kenner, La., attended classes to become government-certified in… Continue reading The EPA’s Lead-Paint Lead Balloon
EPA revises lead paint rules for building renovations – Lexology
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not require dust wipe tests under the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule) in connection with work that disturbs lead-based paint in pre-1978 housing and facilities serving children under six. The revised RRP Rule was effective on October 4, 2011. EPA has announced it will increase enforcement… Continue reading EPA revises lead paint rules for building renovations – Lexology