>>Remember the local and state building regulations that you have worked under if you are a builder. As New Yorkers would say, Forgetaboutit… >> >>The new legislation that passed through the House last night, unread by any of the Congress people, had inserted into the bill a new NATIONAL BUILDING CODE. You heard me right, there is language that would have a national building code override your local and state codes. > >First I'm hearing about it, though I imagine I'll hear more. But speaking as the wife of someone who builds houses, I think his company would be thrilled to have one set of standards instead of every dinky municipality thinking they know more than experts. IAC, I'll pass this along. > >Tamar
It might happen that your enthusiasm is premature and your husband company would have to deal with additional compliance, i.e. besides local agencies his building plans would have to get approval from some Federal offices too. It could mean, at best, few months of additional time and, maybe, some more tricks accorded by ingenuous bureaucracies in future.
