Most homeowners assume that if a house was legal when it was built, it will stay that way. The surprise comes when you open ...

As cranes rise and construction accelerates across central Ohio, there’s a lesser-known checkpoint almost every major project ...

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, ...

As the United States faces a mounting housing affordability crisis, a debate is intensifying between home builders and code officials over how best to balance costs, safety, and long-term efficiency ...