Most homeowners assume that if a house was legal when it was built, it will stay that way. The surprise comes when you open up a wall for a kitchen remodel and discover that the rules have quietly ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The International Code Council’s Building Safety Month begins this month, marking the annual campaign’s 45th anniversary. The mission of Building Safety Month is to increase awareness ...

Building codes have existed for thousands of years. In the Code of Hammurabi, written between 1755 B.C. and 1750 B.C., item 229 states that “if a builder builds a house for someone and does not ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...