CITING the urgent need to modernize the country’s outdated building standards, members of the lower chamber are calling on ...

Legislators are proposing changes to a bill that froze all local land use and building code changes, including those designed ...

Wisconsin updated its Uniform Dwelling Code, impacting home remodels with new rules for safety, energy efficiency, ...

Townhouse complexes with six or fewer units would not be required to have sprinklers for fire protection under a bill given ...

The bill did not weaken Proposition 13. It did not create a loophole. It did not reward overbuilding. It simply acknowledged ...

Without the recommendation, homeowners will continue facing financial harm, local governments will be susceptible to ...

Santa Monica City Council voted 4-2 to allow the Planning Commission to examine increased development standards while also ...

Updated building regulations took effect in Springfield after the city council adopted the 2024 International Fire Code.

If a heat wave hit Melbourne and the power blacked out, most apartment buildings would bake, with indoor temperatures ...

Most homeowners assume that if a house was legal when it was built, it will stay that way. The surprise comes when you open ...

Fire scientists optimized the safest design for high-risk fire zones. Now, some California developments are starting to put ...

California weighs single-stair apartments above three stories, aiming to address housing costs and urban infill challenges.