Cape Coral Says FEMA Giving More Time on Questioned Rebuilding Info After Ian April 23, 2024 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted the city of Cape Coral a 30-day extension to provide more information on...
Berkeley to Halt Ban on Natural Gas Piping in New Buildings March 28, 2024 The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt enforcement of a ban on natural gas piping in new homes...
Viewpoint: The Time to Modernize Building Codes, Protect Communities Is Now January 18, 2024 By Mark Berven As we’ve seen for the past several years, severe weather is no longer a seasonal or geographic issue—climate risk has...
Ohio Adopts Four International Building Codes September 29, 2023 The state of Ohio has adopted four of the 2021 International Codes including the 2021 editions of the International Building...
Viewpoint: Stronger Building Standards Must Be the Norm March 10, 2023 By Mark Berven Regardless of where you call home, we all face growing risk of damage related to extreme weather. Hurricanes, wildfires, winter...
Code Inspections Conducted on Dozens of Rental Units Following Fatal Las Vegas Fire February 7, 2023 Code enforcement inspections of more than 30 aging multi-unit and extended-stay properties in Las Vegas, spurred by the city’s deadliest...
FEMA Pushing for Stronger Building Codes Nationwide June 2, 2022 On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, federal officials announced a new initiative to modernize building codes across...
Colorado Wildfire Victims Hitting ‘Green’ Building Code Hurdle March 3, 2022 By Thomas Peipert Some homeowners recovering from Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in history, which decimated entire neighborhoods near Denver late last year, say...
Louisiana ‘Good,’ but Texas Lags in IBHS Building Code Rankings July 23, 2021 Texas has a long way to go but despite getting hit by four hurricanes and one tropical storm in 2020,...
California Attorney General Challenges Housing Plans in Wildfire Areas March 19, 2021 By Don Thompson California’s attorney general is challenging some of the state’s largest suburban development projects as local officials weigh the risk of...