Installing Electrical Outlets Without GFCI Protection The most dangerous mistake DIYers make involves electrical work, ...

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, ...

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 ...

LANSING, MI - Building industry groups are suing the state of Michigan to block new requirements making new homes significantly more energy efficient, saving homeowners thousands on utility bills in ...

Sausalito is updating its green building codes to exceed minimum statewide requirements. The City Council gave preliminary ...

In January, the world watched in horror as fires marched through multiple Los Angeles neighborhoods, leaving behind blocks of ...

The Los Gatos Town Council on Nov. 4 approved new policies that would apply to new homes and renovations and address greenhouse gas reduction.

Note: This is the seventh update in our series covering AB 130 and SB 131, two bills that work substantive changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California housing law. Click ...

Colorado has officially adopted a new building code designed to make homes and offices more climate-friendly without further inflating the state's high cost of living. The Colorado Energy Office ...