New building codes meant to make homes more energy efficient take effect Thursday in North Carolina, but builders are having a tough time following the new guidelines since they haven't been printed ...

Each column, a new author will feature an article from one of the International Code Council (ICC) building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, residential (one and two family), energy conservation, and ...

Pressing pause on adding yet more building standards to the already onerous, and highly expensive, codes already on the books in California isn’t really the optimum way to create more desperately ...

Building codes and local, state and federal laws can present a labyrinthine path to securing the approvals, permits and compliance with legislation required to commence construction of a new or ...

Linn County Associate Combination Inspector Ryan Sampica gives a presentation on building codes, building practices and how they relate to natural disasters to Valerie Sampica's sixth grade class at ...