The theme of this year's Building Safety Month, “Built to Last,” highlights how modern building codes, safety professionals, ...

Each column, a new author will feature an article from one of the International Code Council (ICC) building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, residential (one and two family), energy conservation, and ...

Building codes and local, state and federal laws can present a labyrinthine path to securing the approvals, permits and compliance with legislation required to commence construction of a new or ...

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