You're ready to improve your home. Maybe you've already picked out new windows or planned that HVAC upgrade. Seems simple enough, right? Here's the thing though. What looks good on paper can quickly ...

ACEEE explores how utilities can help make energy- and emissions-saving building performance standard policies effective and equitable.

The city's push to complete a sweeping update to its zoning and building regulations through code reform continued to advance ...

Re “Building accessibility codes shouldn’t apply differently in Newton and Pittsfield”: I am writing in response to your Dec. 14 editorial to clarify that the Americans with Disabilities Act and ...

New York City is aligning its building code to be more closely aligned with international model standards and state requirements. December 19, 2025 New York City is updating its building code to ...

New York City is updating its building code to significantly reduce job-specific variances, which will significantly affect how renovations are regulated across its dense, aging building stock. The ...

On Dec. 8, Marion City Council approved two pieces of legislation that would create a new building code enforcement department in a 6-2-1 vote, with six voting for, two against and one abstention. The ...

The top floor of the aging triple-decker in Worcester should have been housing someone — should have been a tiny part of the solution to the state’s housing shortage. But the house, built in 1908, was ...

The city of Hudson swore in its new mayor, Terry Taliaferro, Thursday evening as council members approved an extensive effort to modernize the city’s building codes and overhaul a permitting system ...

A Trump administration directive targeting political road markings has left places like Lubbock, Texas, helpless to challenge broad new policies. By Ali Watkins The four giant pairs of glasses are ...

Sausalito is updating its green building codes to exceed minimum statewide requirements. The City Council gave preliminary approval in a 3-1 vote on Tuesday to ensure its code matches the latest state ...