Los Angeles, CA - September 23: A view of a homeless encampment on Skid Row on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Back in September I ...

After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

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 ...

A new federal analysis gives all but a handful of states the lowest possible rating on the quality of their building codes, showing a widespread failure to protect people against windstorms and ...

The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will open applications for the first tranche of funding — $400 million — to help states and territories take up energy-efficient building codes. A senior ...

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 ...

A Chase Bank branch on Sunset Boulevard burning on January 8. Image © CAL FIRE_Official via Wikipedia under Public Domain License It has been nearly three weeks ...

A new home is seen under construction in Prairie Village in 2023. Advocates of a new KCMO ordinance say the city’s green building codes are pushing developers to build homes in areas of the metro ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Dozens of Staten Island homeowners visited the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Saturday, each armed with stacks of paperwork and a detailed list of questions for the city ...

After long-awaited updates to Louisiana’s building code, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday that the state will receive more than $1.6 million to implement them and build more ...