Breckenridge Town Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance bringing the town back into the training period of the Zero Energy Ready Homes provision of the Summit Sustainable Building Code.

For more than seven years, UpCodes has been making the complicated world of building codes easier to understand for people like industry professionals and homeowners. Its platform includes a ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

Downtown Detroit, Michigan (Photo By Ritcheypro - Own work, Public Domain / Wikipedia) Through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program, FEMA has awarded $1.9 million ...

A new federal analysis gives all but a handful of states the lowest possible rating on the quality of their building codes, showing a widespread failure to protect people against windstorms and ...

The lack of oversight and certification requirements for builders related to energy efficient construction techniques has led to buildings that structurally fail, builders told lawmakers last month.

New York City is aligning its building code to be more closely aligned with international model standards and state requirements. January 30, 2026 New York City has made a major change in its approach ...