A revised building code release from the International Code Council prompted a public hearing from the City’s Trades Boardof Appeals to discuss updated building codes.

Re “Building accessibility codes shouldn’t apply differently in Newton and Pittsfield”: I am writing in response to your Dec. 14 editorial to clarify that the Americans with Disabilities Act and ...

New York City is updating its building code to significantly reduce job-specific variances, which officials say will significantly affect how renovations are regulated across its dense, aging building ...

On Dec. 8, Marion City Council approved two pieces of legislation that would create a new building code enforcement department in a 6-2-1 vote, with six voting for, two against and one abstention. The ...

The top floor of the aging triple-decker in Worcester should have been housing someone — should have been a tiny part of the solution to the state’s housing shortage. But the house, built in 1908, was ...

The Aurora City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a proposal to update the city’s building codes, which are several years out of date. Currently, Aurora’s building codes are based on the 2015 ...

Sausalito is updating its green building codes to exceed minimum statewide requirements. The City Council gave preliminary approval in a 3-1 vote on Tuesday to ensure its code matches the latest state ...

Marion City Council is considering adopting two pieces of legislation that would allow the city to enforce commercial building codes and create a commercial building codes department managed by a ...

ICC’s Ryan Colker explains how thoughtful code development and evaluation processes are paving the way for safe, scalable adoption of next-generation building technologies. ICC's Ryan Colker speaks at ...

MADISON, Wis. — A bill to delay enforcement of the commercial building code passed the Wisconsin State Assembly. The Assembly on Oct. 7 passed Assembly Bill 450, which would push recently adopted ...

The U.S. construction sector, worth more than $2.2 trillion annually, is continuing to build in the eye of the storm. Extreme heat, flooding, wildfires, and hurricanes are no longer rare, they’re ...

Connecticut officials are considering a change to state building codes that would allow some residential buildings to have only one way to exit, rather than two. The proposal would allow new buildings ...