WASHINGTON, DC — Building Safety Month, a national public awareness campaign led by the International Code Council (ICC), returns May 1 with a renewed focus on how modern building codes and ...

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 ...

The federal agencies argue that energy-efficiency building codes have added at least $20K in costs to home construction.

Housing policy needs to support an innovative path forward to produce high quality, efficient homes that use less energy.

Worcester residents oppose a proposed 20-month pause on a code reducing emissions from new buildings, citing health and ...