Colorado has officially adopted a new building code designed to make homes and offices more climate-friendly without further ...

Florida showed the way decades ago by adopting a single statewide standard, saving lives and billions of dollars and showing ...

Ever tighter government rules cover everything from balustrade heights to windows and parking, sparking warnings that ...

As the Nebraska Legislature's Urban Affairs Committee prepares for a hearing over the McCook immigration detention facility, ...

ALBANY — Gas stoves will be virtually extinct in all new buildings constructed in New York beginning in January, marking ...

Even new homes built to code can trap heat and damp, leaving buyers with mould, rot and soaring bills. While the Building Code has come a long way, it may come as a surprise that even brand-new ...

Constructing a log home starts well before the first logs are set. The location of your build affects access, durabili ...

Where to encourage building is a thorny decision for local governments in areas exposed to floods or wildfires.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Business bosses, unions and ministers have agreed Australia must strip away red and green tape to speed up home construction, as ...

Developers have explained why workers have left a building site where a 26-floor tower block is planned as part of a £100m residential scheme in Sheffield city centre.

Wildfires now threaten communities across California year-round. But they are much less of a danger to homes built since 2008.

A historic building in Parramore has been shut down due to a gas line leak and poor living conditions on the second floor, ...