The 2027 ICC building code proposals for 2027 next go to hearings that begin April 19. Among the proposals are items that ...

This photo shows sheathing on under-construction homes in Wake County. House Bill 488 prevents local governments from requiring builders to have sheathing, which ties a home’s frame together, ...

The firms that investigated the partial building collapse at 324 Main St. are expected to produce a report that will advise the City of Davenport on its building inspection ordinances and processes.

The city of Terre Haute on the first of the year enacted a new rental code designed to create a database of landlords so that ...

Longstanding building codes are hindering new housing construction in Boston, according to a report released Thursday. The codes, some written a century ago, were designed to protect residents in case ...

A provision in a new state law barring most North Carolina governments from requiring inspections of the plywood and nails that hold a home’s frame together could leave many vulnerable to high winds, ...