Building codes are an often-overlooked tool in fighting climate change. But last week, a little-known nonprofit group that sets building codes used across most of the U.S. decided to make them a lot ...

Illegal Basement Bedrooms Without Proper Egress The most common code violation inspectors discover during basement inspections involves the creation of illegal bedrooms without proper emergency escape ...

Each column, a new author will feature an article from one of the International Code Council (ICC) building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, residential (one and two family), energy conservation, and ...