Sonoma City Council is set to adopt the new edition of the California Building Code Standards at the Nov. 19 City Council ...

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 communities face increasingly severe climate-related disasters, a shift to performance-based building codes is one of the ...

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 ...

A neighborhood was destroyed by a tornado that struck Joplin, Mo. 13 years ago. Thirteen years after a tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo., killing 161, destroying a large medical center, and leveling ...

Wisconsin builders urged lawmakers to delay enforcement of new commercial building codes based on the 2021 International Building Code until spring 2026.