Racine County Eye on MSN

States are changing fire codes to make housing cheaper. Some safety experts are worried.

States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower construction costs and boost affordable ...
Governing

States Are Rethinking Fire Codes to Build More Housing

Several states are modifying building codes to reduce development costs, drawing concern from fire officials and safety ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Is the secret to housing affordability in California buried in the building code?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across ...

Oklahoma committee weighs building code changes to address housing shortage, construction costs

Oklahoma's building code committee is considering changes to housing regulations, including reducing stairway requirements, to help address the state's housing shortage and lower construction costs.
Finance & Commerce

Wisconsin Assembly passes bill to delay commercial building code

MADISON, Wis. — A bill to delay enforcement of the commercial building code passed the Wisconsin State Assembly. The Assembly on Oct. 7 passed Assembly Bill 450, which would push recently adopted ...
Colorado Public Radio

Colorado launches new building code designed to encourage efficient, all-electric homes

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 ...