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 ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47612) on Oct. 17, 2023, entitled "Building Resilience: FEMA's Building Codes Policies and ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

A new federal analysis gives all but a handful of states the lowest possible rating on the quality of their building codes, showing a widespread failure to protect people against windstorms and ...

The old adage “ignorance of the law is no excuse” makes clear that no one avoids legal liability by claiming to be unaware of ...