Building Inspections Enter Performance Era As LEED v5 Tightens Evidence Rules

Burlington, Massachusetts / / November 24, 2025 / Alpha Software Performance data is becoming central to certification and project delivery. LEED v5 (in development) emphasizes measurable outcomes, ...
Firefighter Nation

New vs. Existing Building Inspections

People often refer to inspections in generic terms–and in so doing, get the entire concept of code enforcement mixed up. An inspection is an inspection, right? The answer is no. For those involved in ...
Post and Courier

Myrtle Beach relies on strict building codes, fire inspections to prevent high-rise collapse

MYRTLE BEACH — Strict building codes and regular fire inspections is what the city of Myrtle Beach relies on to prevent the collapse of any of its high rises similar to the one that collapsed June 24 ...
WRAL

Lawmakers seek to limit new-home inspections

State House lawmakers are seeking to ban cities and counties from adding local inspections of new homes to those already required by the state. House Bill 120 is scheduled for a final vote Tuesday ...

Black Mountain Brewing disputes town's timeline over upper deck code compliance issues

Black Mountain Brewing is publicly disputing elements of a Town of Black Mountain timeline detailing code compliance concerns ...
Daily Herald

Cook County building code inspections up 40% in a year

Annual inspections at businesses and multifamily housing complexes in unincorporated Cook County increased by 40 percent this year. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office said the ...