Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Building codes are an often-overlooked tool in fighting climate change. But last week, a little-known nonprofit group that sets ...

Each column, a new author will feature an article from one of the International Code Council (ICC) building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, residential (one and two family), energy conservation, and ...

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 ...

Building codes and local, state and federal laws can present a labyrinthine path to securing the approvals, permits and compliance with legislation required to commence construction of a new or ...

Building codes should be updated to protect residents from the harmful health impacts of indoor cooking, according to a new report from the Environmental Law Institute (ELI). Reducing Exposure to ...

It wasn’t just that Durham had “gone rogue” by updating its energy code to 2018 — in the tongue-and-cheek words of another town’s building code official — it actually moved one county north, as far as ...

HURLEY, N.Y. – Code enforcement and building inspections should come under one position to make town property reviews easier to administer, Planning Board Chairman Greg Tetrault said. During a Tuesday ...