Builder Magazine: Building Codes

Modular Home Manufacturer Adds Fire Sprinklers to Options List

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:07:50 EST

Excel Homes joins forces with contractor F.E. Moran provide builders with turnkey installation program.

Green Home Building Guidelines Fade Out

Thu, 27 May 2010 11:14:14 EST

As the National Green Building Standard moves in, the Green Home Building Guidelines move out.

Twin Cities man's effort to provide housing to homeless--regardless of building codes--stirs controversy

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:04:05 EST

Mar. 29--Dave Busch stomped up the wooden stairs in one of his rescued homes.

Debate Over Sprinklers in New Homes Becomes a Hot Issue Across The Nation

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:24:10 EST

Georgia lawmakers this week rejected a residential sprinkler mandate.

San Antonio Takes a Harder Line With Builders After Last Month's Hillside Collapse

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:59:13 EST

A “slope failure” at a Centex subdivision exposes lax enforcement of permitting procedures.

Rebuilding Haiti Will Take More Than Just Money

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:20:29 EST

Habitat for Humanity official: Helping Haiti will require overcoming a government in shambles, rampant poverty and the absence of building codes.

Sherman tightening building codes

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:02:31 EST

SHERMAN -- Additional inspections during construction and more stringent requirements for new-home specifications are among changes proposed to Sherman's building codes.

Missouri Builders And Fire Service Officers Compromise On Sprinkler Installation

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 03:57:21 EST

“Mandatory option” requires builders to help educate customers about home safety.

Wood-Framed Construction Gaining Ground for Taller Mid-Rises

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:34:31 EST

But going beyond six stories still raises questions in U.S.

Several States Weighing Laws to Block Mandated Sprinkler Codes

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:31:38 EST

Local HBAs push hard in their support of measures that would keep sprinkler installation optional.

Bargain Basements

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:41:13 EST

New building code standard, ACI 332, offers builders a better alternative for building concrete basement foundations.

NAHB Codifies National Green Building Standard

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:21:49 EST

The formalized framework for green home certification, created in partnership with the International Code Council, is the first in the nation to receive ANSI approval.

EPA Proposes Tougher Rules for Jobsite Stormwater Runoff

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:50:07 EST

NAHB says the strictest enforcement of new guidelines would add significantly to cost of new homes.

EPA proposes tougher guidelines to manage jobsite stormwater runoff

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:42:57 EST

NAHB says the strictest enforcement of new rules would add significantly to the cost of new homes.

NAHB Contests ICC Vote Mandating Fire Sprinklers

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:44:31 EST

The NAHB has filed an appeal to the ICC to set aside code changes mandating fire sprinklers in all new one- and two-family homes constructed under the 2009 International Residential Code.

California Builders Work Together to Create More Stringent Green Building Codes

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:39:42 EST

Builders in the Golden State take a collaborative approach to new, more stringent building codes.

International Code Council Votes to Include Fire Sprinklers in New Homes

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:23:17 EST

Nearly three-quarters of ICC approve new requirement; NAHB had opposed proposal, citing costs and other issues.

National Green Building Standard has ANSI Approval

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:09:23 EST

The National Green Building Standard is anticipating ANSI approval. Now what?

San Francisco Mayor Signs Stringent Green Building Bill

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:15:39 EST

Rigorous green building codes signed into law by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom mandate greater energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, and lower carbon output in both new and renovated buildings.

California’s Complicated New Green Building Code

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:02:29 EST

Get the facts on what the state’s new green building code will mean for home builders.