Once thought of as tools for product advertising or historic tours, quick response (QR) codes are now making their way onto building permits. On Thursday, Jan. 6, Catawba County, N.C., began using the ...

Building permits posted on New York City construction sites are sporting an intelligent look these days as older permits give way to new ones bearing QR codes—those stamp-like squares of dots and ...

New York City’s Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the use of Quick Response or QR codes (which are something like a smartphone-readable barcode) on building permits, to provide New Yorkers ...

Trying to get more info on a restaurant's letter grade, the safety of a building or a day care center's permits? There will soon be a tag for all of that. The City Council unanimously passed a bill ...