Developers behind three proposed new apartment complexes in Berkeley plan to use a California housing law to exempt ...

CULVER CITY - In late September, Culver City became the first municipality in California to legalize the construction of mid-rise apartment buildings with a single staircase. Unless you're a member of ...

The town is considering a change in the way building fees are calculated to better cover its expenses, and it could spell a ...

Sonoma City Council is set to adopt the new edition of the California Building Code Standards at the Nov. 19 City Council meeting, where staff will discuss changes in the code to reflect ...

Bathroom renovations can seem straightforward, but many homeowners unknowingly create code violations that later cost ...

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

For YIMBYs and other champions of more housing development, ditching the extra staircase has become a surprisingly buzzy ...

The Wildfire Risk Map and wildfire-resistant building code requirements have been hotly criticized. While enacted with the ...

Durango City Council approved building and property code amendments last week that will result in an estimated 20% cost ...

Sausalito is updating its green building codes to exceed minimum statewide requirements. The City Council gave preliminary approval in a 3-1 vote on Tuesday to ensure its code matches the latest state ...

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Davenport employees are not immune from liability in a lawsuit after the deadly partial collapse ...