National building codes govern residential and commercial construction requirements to protect against substandard living and working conditions. Energy codes are a subset of building codes, designed ...

Aiming to advance energy-efficient building codes, the U.S. Dept. of Energy has awarded $90 million in grants to state agencies, nonprofits and and other organizations around the country to provide ...

The rules will affect new residential construction projects funded by the federal Housing and Rural Development agency. Now, lawmakers are pushing the agency that oversees the nation’s two largest ...

Whether buildings of the future have massively scaled back carbon footprints may turn on developments with building energy codes, a locus of growing attention and debate. One, the International Energy ...

Gov. Wes Moore’s administration said cuts to the EmPOWER program will provide consumers “immediate relief” but critics warn ...

Energy codes dictate insulation and air sealing for new homes. Here is what you need to know about compliance.

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 ...

Minnesota’s homebuilding industry is making a case that the state’s increasingly stringent energy code is driving up the cost of residential construction, but efforts to address the concern have hit a ...