Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A construction worker balances atop a roof. States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower ...

LANSING, MI - Michigan is poised to implement building codes requiring new homes make significant jumps in energy efficiency and finally modernizing rules that date back a decade — if they survive a ...

The proposed changes would align Hattiesburg’s construction guidelines with newer national standards while focusing on safety ...

As the United States faces a mounting housing affordability crisis, a debate is intensifying between home builders and code officials over how best to balance costs, safety, and long-term efficiency ...