Windows at the Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston can withstand a 9-pound, 8-foot-long piece of 2x4 lumber flying at 54 miles per hour. Small gravel picked up by last May’s 100-mph derecho shattered ...

Building Safety Month, an annual public awareness campaign led by the International Code Council (ICC), returns on May 1, 2026, with this year’s theme, “Built to Last.” The campaign highlights how ...

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, ...

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As the United States faces a mounting housing affordability crisis, a debate is intensifying between home builders and code officials over how best to balance costs, safety, and long-term efficiency ...

The City Council voted to cancel updated energy-saving rules. Quinton Lucas should veto it to save homeowners and renters big ...

Virginia’s next building code update isn’t until 2027, but state lawmakers are already proactively thinking about ways it could be tweaked to help foster development on vacant or underutilized urban ...

A new poll of Los Angeles County voters shows significant support for strengthening building codes and restricting homebuilding in high-risk areas after January’s Palisades and Eaton fires. Voters ...

You love your home. It's your personal haven, your biggest investment. Yet beneath that familiar comfort lurks something most ...