A bill that would require new state-funded single-family and two-family residential homes to have radon mitigation systems has unanimously passed a House subcommittee.

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 ...

Building codes usually come up in the context of safety – a properly constructed building can help prevent injury or death from fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather. But they’re also essential for ...

Most homeowners assume that if a house was legal when it was built, it will stay that way. The surprise comes when you open ...

IF Chicago can do it, any city can. That is what students of the construction industry are thinking about Chicago’s achievement, after a fiveyear civic struggle, in enacting a modern building code.

A Supreme Court decision in April strengthened the hand of organizations striving to broaden access to building codes. In a 5–4 ruling, the court found for the defendant in Georgia v.