Onerous building codes are responsible for about one-third of costs of building multifamily housing, according to the author ...

In the race to make housing more affordable, building codes are not an obstacle. They are part of the solution. For more than a century, codes have made homes safer, more durable, and less costly to ...

The first reading to amend building codes and adopt the 2024 International Building Codes prompted one Rawlins city ...

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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 ...

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This article was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage ...

A construction worker balances atop a roof. States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower construction costs and boost affordable housing. States and cities are ...

Connecticut recently enacted a law that lengthens its building code cycle, signaling a possible national trend. The law ...