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, ...

This week, FEMA released its landmark study, “Building Codes Save: A National Study,” featuring an in-depth look at the quantified benefits—avoided losses to buildings and building contents—from ...

Single-stair building code reforms are spreading as states and cities seek more small multifamily housing while maintaining ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

I’m having a house built, and it was designed to meet all building codes. Is it still a good idea to make periodic visits to the site, and if ...

For more than seven years, UpCodes has been making the complicated world of building codes easier to understand for people like industry professionals and homeowners. Its platform includes a ...

After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of ...

When Dick Dolby built his house back in 1977, he relied on the common sense and wisdom of his father, brother and other family members skilled in the art of construction. Starting Dec. 1, that kind of ...

On December 22, the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) released the 2025 editions of the National Model ...