As the United States faces a mounting housing affordability crisis, a debate is intensifying between home builders and code officials over how best to balance costs, safety, and long-term efficiency ...

The International Code Council (ICC) is revising its code development process to provide more in-depth scrutiny of code change proposals. The changes will take effect in 2024-2026 for the development ...

Building codes are ripe for change as policy analysts and the housing reform movement at large move beyond land use and zoning alone. After working through several hundred hours of building code ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

That's money in permit fees they wouldn't have seen otherwise. For those municipalities operating on small budgets, that is a ...