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

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

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

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.