Substantial structural damage (SSD) is a defined term within the International Code Council (ICC) building code library, which assesses the reduction in load-bearing ...

Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems and equipment are often included in residential and light commercial building damage loss claims or forensic property assessments, especially those ...

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, ...

As western North Carolina deals with widespread devastation from Hurricane Helene, a member of the state Building Code Council warns that recent changes to state law have weakened building codes, ...