Insurance Commissioner John Doak said look to California for improving building codes for earthquakes. City leaders could benefit for consumers by implementing new building codes for future ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47612) on Oct. 17, 2023, entitled "Building Resilience: FEMA's Building Codes Policies and ...

Gov. Jared Polis signed a suite of wildfire prevention and recovery-related bills Friday, clearing the way for the state to stand up a new emergency insurance plan, standardize fire-resistant building ...

The wake of Hurricane Andrew in Dade County, Fla., in August 1992. Fifty-four people died in the storm, which caused over $27 billion in damages and led to Florida’s adoption of a statewide building ...

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple said building code enhancements for the state's coastal regions should be on the agenda when lawmakers eventually meet in a regular or special session in ...

Windows at the Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston can withstand a 9-pound, 8-foot-long piece of 2x4 lumber flying at 54 miles per hour. Small gravel picked up by last May’s 100-mph derecho shattered ...

CLIMATEWIRE | Many new hospitals, schools, apartment buildings and other structures would be built with extra flood protection under a major revision to an international building code approved Friday.

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

FEMA: Code Requirements for Funded Projects. The Stafford Act, the National Flood Insurance Act, federal regulations, and FEMA policy generally require recipients of federal assistance to comply with ...