EVERETT — If you own land just outside downtown, new rules being considered by the Everett City Council could affect how your property can be developed. On the flip side, the new rules could protect ...

SEQUIM — Neither the architect nor the developer wants to talk much about Rock Plaza. But Dennis Lefevre, Sequim’s planning director, has to talk about it. At a recent city Planning Commission meeting ...

Dacula’s Mayor and City Council recently signed a resolution opposing House Bill 302 and Senate Bill 172, Preemption to Local Building Design Standards, and House Bill 937, Residential Building ...

FARMINGTON -- The Farmington Planning Commission discussed design standards for multifamily housing in MF-1 and MF-2 residential zones during its Sept. 26 meeting at City Hall. Presently the city has ...

On its surface, the effort to create new design standards for the 100 block of Minturn might seem to be an unexciting affair. Countless hours have been spent over the course of the last year ...

The city of Kalispell is taking a step back in time as city representatives get to work on the first draft of a set of design standards for historical buildings in the downtown area. In February, the ...

In 2024 through November 1, there were 24 confirmed weather and climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each that have affected the U.S., according to the National Centers for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Businesses with large windows, sufficient lighting, access control and generally clean exteriors are less likely to be hit by crime because of an increase in the perceived ...

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently released updated building efficiency standards for federal buildings. The mandatory design and construction standards and performance criteria ...

The Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT) recently released a research report titled Foundational Research in ...

Buildings account for approximately 30% of global energy consumption and 26% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. In cities like Toronto, Boston, New ...