The wake of Hurricane Andrew in Dade County, Fla., in August 1992. Fifty-four people died in the storm, which caused over $27 billion in damages and led to Florida’s adoption of a statewide building ...

At the end of June, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law AB 130, a sweeping bill that aims to make it easier to build housing, reforms that many lawmakers and experts agree are long ...

The Encinitas City Council adopted ordinances to align the city's building code with new state standards and expand local ...

Mill Valley is racing to update its green building codes before a new state law freezes revisions for six years. On Oct. 1, AB 306 will bar most local building code amendments until 2031, City Manager ...

“When we have higher standards for building construction, buildings last longer and sites don’t create issues that affect neighboring properties,” said Mike Neu, director of development and ...

New construction in Howard County is poised to be more energy efficient, after Howard County Council approved a new set of building codes this week. It's been years in the making for some advocates, ...

Calling a new state law the “largest incursion into local home rule authority” in Florida’s modern history, 23 cities and two counties sue to block.