Insurance Commissioner John Doak said look to California for improving building codes for earthquakes. City leaders could benefit for consumers by implementing new building codes for future ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47612) on Oct. 17, 2023, entitled "Building Resilience: FEMA's Building Codes Policies and ...

Gov. Jared Polis signed a suite of wildfire prevention and recovery-related bills Friday, clearing the way for the state to stand up a new emergency insurance plan, standardize fire-resistant building ...

A new poll of Los Angeles County voters shows significant support for strengthening building codes and restricting homebuilding in high-risk areas after January’s Palisades and Eaton fires. Voters ...

CLIMATEWIRE | Many new hospitals, schools, apartment buildings and other structures would be built with extra flood protection under a major revision to an international building code approved Friday.

The wake of Hurricane Andrew in Dade County, Fla., in August 1992. Fifty-four people died in the storm, which caused over $27 billion in damages and led to Florida’s adoption of a statewide building ...

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 ...

Insurance pressures are also playing a role. Florida insurers are required to offer premium credits for verified ...

CHARLOTTE — After severe weather strikes and homeowners sort through the aftermath, they often see their insurance skyrocket or they’re getting dropped altogether. In states like California and ...

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple said building code enhancements for the state's coastal regions should be on the agenda when lawmakers eventually meet in a regular or special session in ...

Windows at the Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston can withstand a 9-pound, 8-foot-long piece of 2x4 lumber flying at 54 miles per hour. Small gravel picked up by last May’s 100-mph derecho shattered ...