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

If updated codes were adopted, they could help reduce the risk from future storms. For example, Wooten said, stricter rules for inspections could prevent the use of poor construction methods and ...

To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump Administration has pulled them back.

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 ...

The answer, I suggested, could be found in fixing the building codes that intend to create health and safety but also add costs and time that make fast, improvised shelter impossible.

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 ...

Supporters of Columbus’ Crump Theatre are embarking on the next chapter to bring the 135-year-old theater into shape as a multipurpose arts and entertainment venue by launching Project Encore.

ICC releases building codes for several structures including residences every three years with a new edition in 2024. "The code book is several inches thick," Muñoz said.

The Planning Board will hold hearings on the draft zoning and building codes in January 2025. If everything is on schedule, the third draft could go to the annual town meeting for a vote in May 2025.