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 ...

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 ...

A new poll of Los Angeles County voters shows significant support for strengthening building codes and restricting homebuilding in high-risk areas after January’s Palisades and Eaton fires. Voters ...

Crews use an excavator to pull down pieces of a damaged roof at the Amazon distribution center in Edwardsville, Ill., in 2021, after overnight severe storms caused the building to partially collapse.

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, ...

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.

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 ...

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In 2025, Michigan officials intend to forge ahead in a yearslong attempt to modernize nearly decade-old state building codes for new homes, even while continuing to face pushback from builders who ...