The Big Apple is planning to overhaul its decades-old building codes to spark new construction and accessibility upgrades by ...

For more than seven years, UpCodes has been making the complicated world of building codes easier to understand for people like industry professionals and homeowners. Its platform includes a ...

Construction professionals carry the critical responsibility of delivering structures that are safe, habitable, accessible and energy efficient. A key component of that responsibility is adherence to ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

As the United States faces a mounting housing affordability crisis, a debate is intensifying between home builders and code officials over how best to balance costs, safety, and long-term efficiency ...

Paradise residents who believe their newly built homes may not meet building code now have a formal way to file complaints ...

IN the aftermath of last Sunday’s tragic building collapse in Angeles City, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon issued an order to immediately conduct a review of the Philippines’ almost 50-year-old ...

After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of ...

Govt on Thursday replaced National Building Code (NBC) with National Building Construction Standards (NBCS) by withdrawing the earlier code.