Washington, DC, July 29, 2025-"California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a budget bill for the state with many pro-housing provisions, including a six-year pause on adopting or ...

La Plata Electric Association is one step closer to building a utility-scale battery energy storage system after the Board of ...

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 aligning its building code to be more closely aligned with international model standards and state requirements. December 19, 2025 New York City is updating its building code to ...

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

Milton's City Council recently deliberated on potential changes to setback requirements that could shape new AG-1 subdivisions, with a conversation focusing on increasing flexibility and better ...

Charlie Sidoti is the founder and chief executive of InnSure, a mission-driven nonprofit focused on catalyzing a bold insurance response to climate change. As climate-related disasters become more ...

Marin County residents who are building new structures in high fire risk zones in unincorporated areas soon will be prohibited from using wood in their exterior walls, even wood treated with fire ...

At its Oct. 21 meeting, the Beaumont City Council unanimously approved the first reading and adoption of the 2025 California Build- ing Standards, Wildland-Urban Interface and California Fire Codes.

Housing advocates and fire marshals are at odds over a state bill which makes it legal to have a single stairwell for apartment buildings up to five stories. Those in favor of the bill say the ...

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 ...