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 ...

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 ...

Installing Electrical Outlets Without GFCI Protection The most dangerous mistake DIYers make involves electrical work, ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. You may think home builders are all about raising walls and hammering down roofs, but ...

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 ...

Breckenridge officials gave preliminary approval to readopt, adopt or amend several building and fire codes at a recent ...

KSHB 41 reporter Grant Stephens covers housing and rental costs across Kansas City. Have a story idea to share with Grant? Send him an e-mail. Over the last couple of months, KSHB 41's Grant Stephens ...

A new home is seen under construction in Prairie Village in 2023. Advocates of a new KCMO ordinance say the city’s green building codes are pushing developers to build homes in areas of the metro ...

As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across the state, a new addition may be coming to California’s building code: A pause ...