PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County officials voted to update their local building codes, but those codes won’t go into effect for several months if they are adopted at all. The Washington State Building ...

A lawsuit filed earlier this week by the Building Industry Association of Washington and 22 other plaintiffs seeks to overturn state building code requirements ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

MADISON, Wis. — A bill to delay enforcement of the commercial building code passed the Wisconsin State Assembly. The Assembly on Oct. 7 passed Assembly Bill 450, which would push recently adopted ...

This year, New York became the first state to mandate zero emission construction in new buildings through the enacted state budget for 2024. Starting in 2025, the state building code will prohibit the ...

The site of a proposed 68-unit townhome development is fully forested on June 28, 2023, along Meridian Street in Bellingham, Wash. The site is expected to be heavily cleared, with 73 trees being ...

The Woodland City Council waived the first reading and discussed an ordinance adopting the 2022 California Building Standards. “While the city of Woodland and other ...

After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of ...

The delay raises questions about whether additional cities will stand by their efforts to wind down natural gas use in buildings after a key federal court ruling. Washington state building code ...