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, ...

Building Safety Month, an annual public awareness campaign led by the International Code Council (ICC), returns on May 1, 2026, with this year’s theme, “Built to Last.” The campaign highlights how ...

Housing policy watchers may want to look beyond zoning wars and start squinting at sprinklers, stairwells, and elevators.

WASHINGTON, DC — The International Code Council’s Building Safety Month begins this month, marking the annual campaign’s 45th anniversary. The mission of Building Safety Month is to increase awareness ...

The City Council voted to cancel updated energy-saving rules. Quinton Lucas should stand against it to save homeowners and ...

Pflugerville approves first reading of a panel to enforce building codes and address unsafe structures, aiming for faster, stronger enforcement.

You love your home. It's your personal haven, your biggest investment. Yet beneath that familiar comfort lurks something most ...