For more than a century, codes have made homes safer, more durable, and less costly to maintain. A debate unfolding in Washington will determine whether that record will be strengthened or undone in ...

Substantial structural damage (SSD) is a defined term within the International Code Council (ICC) building code library, which assesses the reduction in load-bearing ...

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, ...

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, ...

The key to preventing disasters like January’s wildfires in California lies in in more fire-savvy building codes, an expert told the ILS Bermuda Convergence 2025. Instead of tightening building codes, ...