The goal was to make it easier to build more housing and address a shortage experts say caused housing costs to rise.

The City of Georgetown will discuss reviewing possible changes to building and fire codes in an attempt to reduce housing ...

Wisconsin will enforce updated commercial building codes on Nov. 1, adopting 2021 standards after industry feedback and a ...

The sheer volume of Massachusetts’ regulations can drive up the total cost of construction in significant ways. But some ...

Schenectady probes comments made by the city’s chief building inspector, who reportedly urged a 911 dispatcher to call ...

ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council is working to preserve local control of building regulations by moving forward with a ...

Santa Monica City Council approves changes to building codes, raising high-rise threshold and allowing single-stairway ...

A tragic drowning in College Station has prompted a mother to advocate for stronger building codes to prevent future ...

A two-day training session held by Jacksonville is aiming to help participants learn how to make up-to-code additions to ...

Building permits help ensure construction work is safe and meets the Ontario Building Code. However, many permits remain open when inspections are not scheduled or completed. Open permits can create ...

The new position, serving communities in Somerset County, could pave the way for more efficient and consistent building code ...

The five-point plan would look to speed up approvals for new projects, pause or reduce fees, reorient the city bureaucracy towards being more accommodating to development, encourage greater density in ...