Building codes usually come up in the context of safety – a properly constructed building can help prevent injury or death from fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather. But they’re also essential for ...

James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.

Building codes, the foundational rules for the construction industry, are undergoing a powerful transformation. Traditionally ...

NAHB has published its 2024 I-Codes Adoption Kit, a set of resources designed to help home builders and HBAs understand what’s new in the codes and to guide state and local code officials considering ...

To say that building codes are a complex and confusing body of regulations would be an understatement. Building code regulations are written, rewritten and interpreted by a legion of builders, ...

Building codes are adopted at the state or local community level. During their code adoption processes, there are typically questions related to new changes in the codes and the cost impact of the ...

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Building codes don’t make the evening news. They’re a few hundred pages of technical requirements that almost nobody reads.

New construction in Flagstaff could face updated requirements for energy efficiency, wildfire safety and more.