Building codes set out the technical requirements for every structure built in North Carolina, focusing on details like how much insulation fills the walls or how effective ventilation must be. On ...

A bill recently introduced in the General Assembly would effectively freeze parts of existing home building rules for the rest of the decade and overhaul who crafts building codes in North Carolina, ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - When Kim Wooten sees the devastating videos of Helene’s destruction, she thinks about her five years serving on the North Carolina Building Code Council. Trickling streams in ...

MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER HURRICANE HELENE’S DEVASTATION, A WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CHURCH SAYS IT’S STRUGGLING TO FILL TEMPORARY HOMES FOR SURVIVORS BECAUSE OF ZONING RESTRICTIONS. OUR NATE STANLEY ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - The latest bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly allocating an additional $500 million in funding for recovery from Hurricane Helene included a little-known ...

A bill introduced this week would prevent the NC Building Code Council from making changes to its energy efficiency rules until 2031. The energy code has become a point of contention between the ...

The N.C. Building Code Council is seeking changes that would require increased insulation and energy efficiency standards in new buildings. Here, a worker carries lumber for framing of the second ...