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

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 ...

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

Calling a new state law the “largest incursion into local home rule authority” in Florida’s modern history, 23 cities and two ...

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

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

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

Starting in January 2026, New York State will be making a big change in building and construction regulations as part of the ongoing state-mandated transition from fossil fuels to all-electric heated ...

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

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 ...

The state of California encourages new buildings to use efficient electric heating. It encourages, but does not mandate. The mechanism for this is California’s Title 24 energy code, which requires ...