The model energy codes, in their various forms, have been at the forefront of the discussion regarding building design in recent years. These codes include the International Energy Conservation Code ...

Planning a major renovation or just making small improvements around the house? Understanding building codes is crucial.

Whether buildings of the future have massively scaled back carbon footprints may turn on developments with building energy codes, a locus of growing attention and debate. One, the International Energy ...

A mandate passed in Washington state late last month illustrates how updates to existing building codes are increasingly at the center of fights over natural gas. Washington became the first state in ...

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), “Building codes protect you from a wide range of hazards—whether it is by implementing safe wiring, fire prevention, or stronger structural ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

National building codes govern residential and commercial construction requirements to protect against substandard living and working conditions. Energy codes are a subset of building codes, designed ...

The code sets building and safety rules for most buildings outside residential homes.

In Michigan, homes and buildings are constructed under rules developed when Barack Obama was president, nearly a decade ago. The state has blown past a deadline under the law to bring them up to date, ...

New construction in Howard County is poised to be more energy efficient, after Howard County Council approved a new set of building codes this week. It's been years in the making for some advocates, ...