The Aurora City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a proposal to update the city’s building codes, which are several years out of date.

Mike Grutsch, RA, Project Manager and Architect at Design Collaborative, shows how early code analysis streamlines design, ...

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Wisconsin bill that sought to delay enforcement of new commercial building codes based on the 2021 ...

The New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council amended and adopted minor rule changes to the energy and uniform ...

Ensuring that a building design is code-compliant can be a complicated task for architects. Whether this involves understanding the codes, tracking code updates or checking designs against the code, ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

Missing Egress Windows - The Silent Safety Trap Building a bedroom in the basement without an egress window is a serious code violation and a major safety hazard. Many homeowners think they can simply ...

Damage to Anchorage’s Minnesota Drive from 2018 earthquake is seen from the air. The 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck on Nov. 30 of that year. (Photo by Alaska Aerial Media provided by the Alaska ...

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

A plan in the Florida Legislature would add hurricane protections and cost to new homes. Hurricane shutters or other high-wind protections would be required for new coastal homes throughout the state, ...

In compliance with adopting California’s new building standards code, on Nov. 19 Sonoma City Council considered provisions to ...