April 23, 2024
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted the city of Cape Coral a 30-day extension to provide more information on rebuilding in the area after Hurricane Ian. The announcement came Monday, three weeks after FEMA notified local officials in southwest …
March 28, 2024
The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt enforcement of a ban on natural gas piping in new homes and buildings that was successfully opposed in court by the California Restaurant Association, the organization said. The settlement follows the …
January 18, 2024
As we’ve seen for the past several years, severe weather is no longer a seasonal or geographic issueβclimate risk has now made these events possible all year long and in every state. The statistics back up this frightening reality. November’s …
September 29, 2023
The state of Ohio has adopted four of the 2021 International Codes including the 2021 editions of the International Building Code, the International Mechanical Code, the International Plumbing Code and the International Existing Building Code. The decision comes after careful …
March 10, 2023
Regardless of where you call home, we all face growing risk of damage related to extreme weather. Hurricanes, wildfires, winter storms, tornadoes and hail pose increased risk for homes, businesses and communities across the country. According to the National Oceanic …
February 7, 2023
Code enforcement inspections of more than 30 aging multi-unit and extended-stay properties in Las Vegas, spurred by the city’s deadliest residential fire in history, has been completed. City officials this week released the findings of the first year of the …
June 2, 2022
On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, federal officials announced a new initiative to modernize building codes across the country so that communities can be more resilient to hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme weather events that are …
March 3, 2022
Some homeowners recovering from Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in history, which decimated entire neighborhoods near Denver late last year, say they could end up paying tens of thousands of dollars more to rebuild because of environmentally sustainable construction standards passed …
July 23, 2021
Texas has a long way to go but despite getting hit by four hurricanes and one tropical storm in 2020, Louisiana still ranks as one of the top 10 states for resilience based on its statewide building codes. The “Rating …
March 19, 2021
California’s attorney general is challenging some of the state’s largest suburban development projects as local officials weigh the risk of increasingly devastating wildfires against the state’s dire need for more housing. Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday backed lawsuits opposing …