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Know your building codes

Building codes aren’t optional - they’re essential. Discover why following them saves time and trouble.
Offsite construction remains below 5% of the market, as factory utilization, code barriers, and regional cycles constrain builders’ investment.
Chaffee County commissioners address building setback reduction, approve funding agreements, and appoint permanent county ...
The Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel is the latest among the list of recent closures happening in downtown Baltimore. According to the Maryland Department of Labor, the Sheraton closed its doors on New ...
A federal judge blocked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's effort to intervene in the sale of thousands of rent-stabilized rental properties on Thursday. Mamdani's administration had sought to slow ...
Toners, I’m all but confident you’ve been there. You think that if something’s been part of your house for years, it must be fine! But, in the Evergreen State, that assumption can lead to surprises.
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 ...
President Donald Trump posted a mysterious message on social media over the weekend after there were setbacks on the 90,000-square-foot ballroom under construction at the White House. "As long as we ...