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Abstract: Building height is one of the important data for understanding urban development and changes. Building height estimation using a digital surface model (DSM) based on the difference between ...

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The National Model Codes and user's guides are developed by the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes and published by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). You can access these ...

New York City is updating its building code to significantly reduce job-specific variances, which officials say will significantly affect how renovations are regulated across its dense, aging building ...