Kansas City adopted stricter energy conservation codes in 2023, hoping that neighboring cities would follow its lead. Instead ...
In the fall of 2023, the California Legislature tasked the state’s fire safety regulators with writing a report that some housing affordability advocates say could make it easier to build bigger, ...
Pflugerville approves first reading of a panel to enforce building codes and address unsafe structures, aiming for faster, ...
AI agents help businesses stop guessing — linking predictions to actions so teams can move from “what might happen” to ...
The federal government is acknowledging what cities have been acting on for years: GHG emissions are a building code issue, and codes must evolve to support climate‑aligned development.
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New York City is aligning its building code to be more closely aligned with international model standards and state requirements. January 30, 2026 New York City has made a major change in its approach ...
Re “Building accessibility codes shouldn’t apply differently in Newton and Pittsfield”: I am writing in response to your Dec. 14 editorial to clarify that the Americans with Disabilities Act and ...
New York City is aligning its building code to be more closely aligned with international model standards and state requirements. December 19, 2025 New York City is updating its building code to ...
On Dec. 8, Marion City Council approved two pieces of legislation that would create a new building code enforcement department in a 6-2-1 vote, with six voting for, two against and one abstention. The ...
The top floor of the aging triple-decker in Worcester should have been housing someone — should have been a tiny part of the solution to the state’s housing shortage. But the house, built in 1908, was ...
Charlie Sidoti is the founder and chief executive of InnSure, a mission-driven nonprofit focused on catalyzing a bold insurance response to climate change. As climate-related disasters become more ...