The theme of this year's Building Safety Month, “Built to Last,” highlights how modern building codes, safety professionals, ...

Each column, a new author will feature an article from one of the International Code Council (ICC) building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, residential (one and two family), energy conservation, and ...

The federal agencies argue that energy-efficiency building codes have added at least $20K in costs to home construction.

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 ...

Housing policy needs to support an innovative path forward to produce high quality, efficient homes that use less energy.

A Supreme Court decision in April strengthened the hand of organizations striving to broaden access to building codes. In a 5–4 ruling, the court found for the defendant in Georgia v.

Worcester residents oppose a proposed 20-month pause on a code reducing emissions from new buildings, citing health and ...