In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

(The Center Square) – With just over two weeks until Initiative 2066 takes effect in Washington state, the Building Industry Association of Washington is urging the Washington State Building Code ...

After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of ...

The Woodland City Council waived the first reading and discussed an ordinance adopting the 2022 California Building Standards. “While the city of Woodland and other ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Nearly one year after state lawmakers passed House Bill 488, effectively banning building code updates, Gov. Roy Cooper and other leaders say it’s hurting North Carolina. Cooper ...

The site of a proposed 68-unit townhome development is fully forested on June 28, 2023, along Meridian Street in Bellingham, Wash. The site is expected to be heavily cleared, with 73 trees being ...

Damage to Anchorage’s Minnesota Drive from 2018 earthquake is seen from the air. The 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck on Nov. 30 of that year. (Photo by Alaska Aerial Media provided by the Alaska ...

In Michigan, homes and buildings are constructed under rules developed when Barack Obama was president, nearly a decade ago. The state has blown past a deadline under the law to bring them up to date, ...

This year, New York became the first state to mandate zero emission construction in new buildings through the enacted state budget for 2024. Starting in 2025, the state building code will prohibit the ...

LANSING, MI - Michigan is poised to implement building codes requiring new homes make significant jumps in energy efficiency and finally modernizing rules that date back a decade — if they survive a ...