Each column, a new author will feature an article from one of the International Code Council (ICC) building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, residential (one and two family), energy conservation, and ...

More than a quarter century ago, the American Institute of Architects called for a single national building code. The benefits were obvious — major developers, designers and contractors would not have ...

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched a new government-wide effort to boost national resiliency and reduce energy costs. Under the National Initiative to Advance Building ...

The American Building Materials Alliance (ABMA) has announced the national rollout of its federal housing proposal, Building ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell conducts media interviews at the National Hurricane Center to promote hurricane readiness on June 1, 2022. (FEMA photo) June 1 officially marks the beginning of the ...

Eighteen years after the National Building Code (NBC) was signed by former Housing Minister Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, there is no enabling law to operate it. The need to domesticate the code to save the ...

The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has inaugurated a national building code advisory committee (NBCAC) to reposition Nigeria’s building and construction industry on a solid ...