The 2025 edition of ASME A17.1/CSA B44 has been published. The headline revisions cover emergency responder radio coverage equipment, elastomeric buffers, and updated seismic requirements. As with every new edition, the real question is how quickly authorities having jurisdiction will adopt it and what that means for inspectors and contractors in the field before adoption happens. For those who have had a chance to review it: which of the new requirements do you think will create the most friction during inspections or alter how you spec new installations? And for anyone working across the US-Canada border, are you seeing differences in adoption timelines between jurisdictions already?
