The Missouri Building Codes Act, introduced by Rep. David Casteel, would establish baseline standards for building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, property maintenance and other activities ...

CALEDONIA, Mich. — A housing crisis in West Michigan continues to impact even working-class families who can barely afford to pay rent, or even think about the idea of buying a home. The state’s ...

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

Colorado has officially adopted a new building code designed to make homes and offices more climate-friendly without further inflating the state's high cost of living. The Colorado Energy Office ...

As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across the state, a new addition may be coming to California’s building code: A pause ...

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 ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The city of Holyoke continues its efforts to enforce fines for building code violations. Holyoke property owners, facing fines, expressed their frustrations Tuesday night over ...

Mr Kunle Awobodu, a former President of the Nigerian Institute of Building, Building Collapse Prevention Guild, in this interview with DAYO AYEYEMI, sheds light on the domestication of the National ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — More than a year after the tragic building collapse at 324 Main St., the City of Davenport is reviewing its current building codes and regulations. Three people died and one woman ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. You may think home builders are all about raising walls and hammering down roofs, but ...