The specialized code requires that new construction either be built without fossil fuels or pre-wired to be fossil fuel-free in the future.

Local governments are confronting a powerful new state law this summer which critics say clearly favors developers across ...

Executive Order N-29-25 permits fire victims to rebuild under California's 2022 building code rather than the stricter 2025 ...

The Lyon County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) met on Thursday, July 3, 2025 to hear presentations and take action on ...

New construction in Howard County is poised to be more energy efficient, after Howard County Council approved a new set of ...

Building Code has more stringent energy saving requirements than previous years. This code was to be adopted in Michigan Aug.

ACI CODE-318-25: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary is now available in print with updates.

Building official James Wentworth said, "The changes to the building codes are intended to further protect Carson City residents’ safety, health, and welfare." During the meeting, Wentworth will ...

Established by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) develops and maintains Codes Canada publications. Members are selected from ...

Pressing pause on adding yet more building standards to the already onerous, and highly expensive, codes already on the books in California isn’t really the optimum way to create more ...

As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across the state, a new addition may be coming to California’s building code: A ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The International Code Council’s Building Safety Month begins this month, marking the annual campaign’s 45th anniversary. The mission of Building Safety Month is to increase awareness ...