For more than a century, codes have made homes safer, more durable, and less costly to maintain. A debate unfolding in Washington will determine whether that record will be strengthened or undone in ...

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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 ...

The author urges evidence and cost analysis for model code changes, plus longer timelines so cities can evaluate how ...

Summit County Division of Building Standards will handle plan review, permitting and inspection services for all residential and non-residential construction projects in Barberton beginning Aug. 1.

Photo Credit: iStock A proposed update to Maryland's building code is sparking alarm. Critics say it would leave newly built ...

Onerous building codes are responsible for about one-third of costs of building multifamily housing, according to the author ...

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 ...

The proposed changes would align Hattiesburg’s construction guidelines with newer national standards while focusing on safety ...

The first reading to amend building codes and adopt the 2024 International Building Codes prompted one Rawlins city ...

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BOSTON - Housing affordability is at a crisis in Massachusetts, and the building industry is raising concerns that it could get worse due to new building codes designed to fight climate change. The ...