Somerset County has hired a third-party building code inspection agency, setting up the county as a "go-between" linking the ...

Construction regulations have evolved through a rigorous process guided by professional expertise. But safety and housing affordability shouldn’t be seen as competing goals.

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, ...

Ahead of updating the city’s guiding documents and plans, Tupelo officials have agreed to revise its fire prevention and protection rules alongside its building regulations.

Rojas advocated for the single-stair legislation in 2024 but said the state building code, which is updated every three years ...

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KJCT) — Mesa County commissioners have passed a wildfire resiliency code that will affect the ...