Sausalito is updating its green building codes to exceed minimum statewide requirements. The City Council gave preliminary ...

Larkspur has passed new building standards to help reduce fossil fuel-related emissions. The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 20 to adopt two ordinances to increase building electrification ...

Wisconsin builders urged lawmakers to delay enforcement of new commercial building codes based on the 2021 International ...

The Los Gatos Town Council on Nov. 4 approved new policies that would apply to new homes and renovations and address greenhouse gas reduction.

HELENA - The state is adopting stricter rules for new home construction, hoping to improve energy efficiency by more than 10 percent. The building industry said the rules go too far and will add ...

This year, New York became the first state to mandate zero emission construction in new buildings through the enacted state budget for 2024. Starting in 2025, the state building code will prohibit the ...

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 ...

Andhra Pradesh leads in implementing the Energy Conservation Building Code, approving 786 compliant buildings and enhancing energy efficiency.

Few states require building with fire-resistant materials, but some in the Mountain West are in the process of changing that.