Codes + Standards

Fire sprinkler law, how downtown investment pays off for cities and regions, ISO publishes first global BIM standards, NYPL branch project to include affordable housing, tightening existing home envelopes in Boston to meet climate goals

This Week's Codes and Standards, February 11

New Paltz, N.Y., is considering a new law that would require fire sprinklers in new housing construction.

N.Y. Town Considers Requiring Fire Sprinklers in New Homes

The role of solar carports in implementing Title 24 mandates, a car-free in Oslo, eco-friendly insulation alternatives, builder using wellness software for healthier homes, and relaxed environmental compliance requirements for guaranteed worker wages and benefits

This Week's Codes and Standards, February 4

Chicago residential street | A new study of Chicago upzoning published in the journal Urban Affairs Review finds that the changes led to higher home prices, and no noticeable impact on local housing stock.

New Study Complicates Zoning Reform

Sunrise | California’s pioneering zero net energy mandate for single-family homes, effective in 2020, has the housing industry stirring at the notion of a green sea change. Builders may do well to take note of other states making similar waves in the Golden State’s wake. 

Zero Readiness

The 900-square-foot concept home from Accuride and Virginia Tech offers a scalable solution for industrializing residential construction as skilled labor, housing affordability, and climate change concerns loom.

Housing's Future?

The latest news in residential construction building codes and standards including snow remediation hazard analysis, wildfire preparedness, better engineering and roof supplies, real estate transfer fee hike for climate resiliency projects, and registration for LEED v4.1 for new construction and interior spaces

This Week's Codes and Standards, January 28

Skateboarding in the air

Getting Some Air: Blower Door FAQ

Building exterior in Los Angeles

This Week's Codes and Standards, January 21

Solar glasses looking at solar eclipse

Why 2018 IECC Is Best for Consumers, Fair to Builders

Low-angle shot of power transformer

Builders Talk Energy Code Obstacles

Building exterior

This Week's Codes and Standards, January 14

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