Single-stair building code reforms are spreading as states and cities seek more small multifamily housing while maintaining ...

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, ...

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 ...

You've spent months planning your dream renovation. The contractor's been hired, the materials are sitting in your driveway, ...

Deschutes County burns. It burns almost everywhere. A cloud of embers from a wildfire can be carried by the wind for miles.

The updated set of model codes includes the National Building Code of Canada 2025, the National Fire Code of Canada 2025, the National Plumbing Code of Canada 2025, and the National Energy Code of ...

Inspectors from Pitt County will oversee building code compliance and rules that govern floodplain development in Farmville following approval by the Pitt County Board of Commissioners of a request fr ...