A U.S. district court this week upheld Maryland’s building codes requiring certain commercial and residential buildings in ...

MAINE (WABI) - Updated building codes taking effect Monday across the state. The new codes include more insulation in floors and walls, and more options for energy efficiency. The updated Maine ...

The natural gas initiative Washington voters approved calls for erasing some of the state’s building codes but that might not happen when the measure takes effect next month. Sponsors of Initiative ...

How outcome-based energy and emissions mandates are reshaping retrofit strategies, lighting controls, and long-term compliance planning for electrical contractors ...

Colorado has officially adopted a new building code designed to make homes and offices more climate-friendly without further inflating the state's high cost of living. The Colorado Energy Office ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the end of June, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law AB 130, a sweeping bill that aims to make it easier to build ...

The state Building Code Council set out on a path Friday to ensure energy rules for new construction comply with provisions in the natural gas initiative Washington voters approved this month. But the ...

They claim updated energy-efficiency standards for certain single-family and multifamily housing programs were implemented unconstitutionally Filed last Thursday, January 2, 2025, the lawsuit ...

Larkspur has passed new building standards to help reduce fossil fuel-related emissions. The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 20 to adopt two ordinances to increase building electrification ...

With the devastating Los Angeles blazes still fresh in memory, cities across the Bay Area region are developing plans to lower the climate-heating emissions that are fanning the flames. But a ...

"Our building codes are about the future we want." New Oregon policy prohibits building homes with AC-only units: 'Codes like ...