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, ...
BOSTON - Housing affordability is at a crisis in Massachusetts, and the building industry is raising concerns that it could get worse due to new building codes designed to fight climate change. The ...
Owning a home in Texas comes with big responsibilities, especially when it comes to your roof. From scorching sun and high winds to hailstorms and hurricanes, roofs here take a serious beating. That’s ...
After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of ...
You love your home. It's your personal haven, your biggest investment. Yet beneath that familiar comfort lurks something most ...
An international organization that develops model codes and standards for new construction is quietly preparing an energy conservation code that opponents argue is a backdoor climate initiative and ...