The construction and commercial real estate industry on Wednesday made their case before a committee of Wisconsin lawmakers to delay new commercial building codes as the state licensing agency rolled ...

New building codes with a focus on sustainability will go into effect in Lafayette starting Aug. 1. The city is updating its building codes from the 2015 International Building Codes to the 2021 codes ...

Amendments allow unrestricted FAR for malls, offices and hotels, higher purchasable FAR for industries, third-party ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

After approving a 2019 building code that requires all new homes in the state to have rooftop solar panels starting in 2020, the California Energy Commission is now eyeing commercial buildings. “We ...

Santa Monica's new self-certification program will allow architects to obtain building permits in one day, bypassing city review for commercial renovations starting April 2026.

Beyond the Skyline is a podcast and video interview about economic development, real estate and construction in Minnesota.

A series of forest fires in California put additional pressure on state officials to reduce its embodied carbon footprint. (Joel Mott/Unsplash) As previously reported by AN, embodied carbon refers to ...

When architects design a commercial building, they usually turn the design over to a specialized consulting firm to plan the ...

Nationwide, local governments and jurisdictions are mandating climate change goals. Though different from state to state, a common thread between many of the goals is to reach some form of net-zero ...