The California Building Standards Commission, Sacramento, Calif., recently announced that the nation’s first Green Building Standards Code became effective August 1 The California Building Standards ...

Building codes usually come up in the context of safety – a properly constructed building can help prevent injury or death from fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather. But they’re also essential for ...

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 ...

A storm damaged house along Mill Creek in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) As North Carolina rebuilds from the ...