In the early morning hours of Feb. 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the southcentral region of Turkey, with severe ground shaking extending over the northwestern region of Syria. In just ...

Owners of a historic downtown Beaumont building still are working to comply with city codes after complaints from tenants prompted an inspection almost a month ago. The Mildred Building Apartments on ...

After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of ...

ALBANY — Inadequate enforcement of building codes has had tragic consequences in New York, with lives of occupants and first responders lost in deadly fires linked to unsafe conditions, according to ...

SALEM – Ohio’s chief of building code compliance said building owners need not be afraid when it comes to requirements for renovations. “Call us up. Get us involved early,” Geoffrey Eaton said. “The ...

UpCodes, a startup that develops building-code compliance tools, announced today it has raised $3.36 million in pre-Series A funding. This brings its total raised so far to $4.15 million. The new ...

Surfside's building officials were slow, inefficient and uncooparative. The town's code compliance division was spread thin, year after year. An engineer reported structural damage, but a town ...

Wisconsin builders urged lawmakers to delay enforcement of new commercial building codes based on the 2021 International ...

Nevada is experiencing an unprecedented building boom. As one of the fastest-growing states in terms of population and amid a surge of new investment, the Silver State has cemented itself as an ...

Alabama ranked 16th among 18 hurricane-prone states in a survey by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety that looked at building codes and the durability of homes. The group ranked ...

A local landlord well-known for his run-ins with municipal and building code enforcement officials is suing the City of Carpinteria for what he says are “unreasonable” fines, according to a lawsuit ...

WEST VALLEY CITY — West Valley City has officially renamed its Community Preservation Building in honor of code enforcement officer Jill Robinson, whose life and service left a lasting impact on the ...