In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

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 ...

States and cities are revising building codes to allow single-stair multifamily buildings, aiming to increase affordable housing while maintaining safety standards. Minnesota’s recent study may guide ...

Building codes have existed for thousands of years. In the Code of Hammurabi, written between 1755 B.C. and 1750 B.C., item 229 states that “if a builder builds a house for someone and does not ...