The New York City Council approved legislation establishing an Existing Building Code (EBC), a standalone regulatory framework overhauling decades-old requirements that often slowed construction and ...

A mandate passed in Washington state late last month illustrates how updates to existing building codes are increasingly at the center of fights over natural gas. Washington became the first state in ...

New York City Council approved legislation establishing a standalone 'Existing Building Code' regulatory framework to overhaul decades-old requirements and improve compliance and safety while easing ...

The Big Island is moving into 2018. The 2018 international building code, that is. “The code is founded on principles intended to establish provisions consistent with the scope of a residential code ...

City officials and developers say a revision in building codes that will be tested in Tulsa is the key to unlocking the barriers to full renovation of older, multistory buildings downtown. "This is a ...

The California Building Standards Commission recently voted to make it easier to convert commercial properties to residential use. The commission adopted provisions of the International Existing ...

Even before the pandemic, the traditional American office building was on life support. Now, real estate developers across the country are reinventing existing properties, often converting them into ...

Youngsville could adopt stricter residential building codes in response to a recent homeowner lawsuit against D.R. Horton that alleges the company knowingly constructed houses that couldn't withstand ...