National building codes govern residential and commercial construction requirements to protect against substandard living and working conditions. Energy codes are a subset of building codes, designed ...

Developers said returning to the 2020 energy code would shave $12,000 off the construction cost of an average home.

Rules that require buildings to meet the latest energy codes to qualify for certain federal home loan programs have raised some concerns among multifamily housing developers. A directive earlier this ...

Homebuilders in Kansas City are upset about the recently passed building codes that require them to install expensive ...

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 ...

The Encinitas City Council adopted ordinances to align the city's building code with new state standards and expand local ...

HADLEY — A specialized state energy code that would require newly constructed homes using fossil fuels to have both on-site solar arrays and be wired to become all-electric in the future is not yet ...

The state of California encourages new buildings to use efficient electric heating. It encourages, but does not mandate. The mechanism for this is California’s Title 24 energy code, which requires ...