Wisconsin will begin enforcing new building codes for commercial projects starting Nov. 1, the first major update to state ...

Wildfires now threaten communities across California year-round. But they are much less of a danger to homes built since 2008.

Larkspur has passed new building standards to help reduce fossil fuel-related emissions. The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 20 to adopt two ordinances to increase building electrification ...

The goal was to make it easier to build more housing and address a shortage experts say caused housing costs to rise.

The city has used its codes to get homebuilders and remodelers to add solar panels, graywater recycling systems and electric vehicle charging equipment ...

ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council is working to preserve local control of building regulations by moving forward with a ...

Made of a mixture of clay, straw, water, and sand, cob houses may be new to many folks in the United States, but they've been around for thousands of years and have been known to last for centuries.

To reduce the danger from fire, a multifamily apartment building needs two stairwells. But a growing body of evidence is ...

Updating building codes might just be one of Washington’s most promising tools in combating climate change. These policies are designed to cut a chunk of the state’s net carbon emissions. Specifically ...

Santa Monica City Council approves changes to building codes, raising high-rise threshold and allowing single-stairway ...