Worcester residents oppose a proposed 20-month pause on a code reducing emissions from new buildings, citing health and ...

The model energy codes, in their various forms, have been at the forefront of the discussion regarding building design in recent years. These codes include the International Energy Conservation Code ...

This article was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage ...

As the United States faces a mounting housing affordability crisis, a debate is intensifying between home builders and code officials over how best to balance costs, safety, and long-term efficiency ...

Larkspur has passed new building standards to help reduce fossil fuel-related emissions. The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 20 to adopt two ordinances to increase building electrification ...

ICC’s Ryan Colker explains how thoughtful code development and evaluation processes are paving the way for safe, scalable adoption of next-generation building technologies. ICC's Ryan Colker speaks at ...

Windows at the Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston can withstand a 9-pound, 8-foot-long piece of 2x4 lumber flying at 54 miles per hour. Small gravel picked up by last May’s 100-mph derecho shattered ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

Building codes have existed for thousands of years. In the Code of Hammurabi, written between 1755 B.C. and 1750 B.C., item 229 states that “if a builder builds a house for someone and does not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gainesville City Council adopted a new set of building codes at Tuesday evening’s meeting. The previous building codes were ...