Building codes are an often-overlooked tool in fighting climate change. But last week, a little-known nonprofit group that sets building codes used across most of the U.S. decided to make them a lot ...

An international group that develops building codes adopted by a wide swath of U.S. cities and counties abruptly pared back a plan to force new homes to be more climate-friendly. The International ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction ...

You've spent months planning your dream renovation. The contractor's been hired, the materials are sitting in your driveway, ...

CALEDONIA, Mich. — A housing crisis in West Michigan continues to impact even working-class families who can barely afford to pay rent, or even think about the idea of buying a home. The state’s ...

Deschutes County burns. It burns almost everywhere. A cloud of embers from a wildfire can be carried by the wind for miles.

LANSING, MI - Michigan will continue using construction codes setting minimum standards for safety and energy efficiency in new homes that date back a decade while building industry groups mount legal ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...