WASHINGTON--Nine states and the District of Columbia want Microsoft to open its software source code should the company fail to comply with proposed restrictions on its business practices. In a remedy ...

Snowmass will re-address its wildfire mitigation code in the coming months, looking to expand upon recent state mandates. The state in June drafted a Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code requiring all ...

Ohio has become the fifth state to require photoelectric smoke alarms in new homes. In the state’s first official acknowledgement that traditional ionization alarms are insufficient, new building ...

RAMAPO — Changes to the town’s zoning and fire codes are fast-approaching but come weeks after a state letter criticizing the town for still not fully complying with New York regulations. Some ...

In November 2011, industry consultant Robert DuPont urged the head of the newly created state Department of Safety and Professional Services to continue the state's tradition of using advisory ...

A new federal analysis gives all but a handful of states the lowest possible rating on the quality of their building codes, showing a widespread failure to protect people against windstorms and ...