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

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

Florida showed the way decades ago by adopting a single statewide standard, saving lives and billions of dollars and showing ...

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 ...

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

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

The city has used its codes to get homebuilders and remodelers to add solar panels, graywater recycling systems and electric ...

The City of Georgetown will discuss reviewing possible changes to building and fire codes in an attempt to reduce housing costs in a city council workshop meeting next Tuesday.

Wildfires now threaten communities across California year-round. But they are much less of a danger to homes built since 2008 ...

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 ...