More than a dozen California cities and counties have been trying for months to get climate-forward building standards enacted. But they've been caught in regulatory purgatory thanks to legislation ...

Bathroom remodel permits filed since January 1, 2026 fall under updated state standards for ventilation, electrical ...

Construction professionals carry the critical responsibility of delivering structures that are safe, habitable, accessible and energy efficient. A key component of that responsibility is adherence to ...

An amendment to the California building code going into effect July 1 will require owners of new buildings 100K SF or larger to comply with a set of rules aimed at reducing embodied carbon. The ...

California recently enacted new building codes that allow for high-rise mass-timber buildings to be constructed in the state. California’s adoption of new provisions enables mass timber structures of ...

In the mid-1980s, Jim and Ann Pesout fell in love with 10 acres of forest in Northern California’s Calaveras County. They bought the land and started building a house. “It took us two years. We ...

New California homes are more likely to have all-electric appliances starting in 2026 after the state’s energy regulators approved new state building standards. The new building code will encourage ...

Calimesa is revising portions of its building regulations after city staff discovered that some provisions from the 2022 ...

New California building codes have been enacted that would allow for high-rise mass-timber buildings to be constructed in the state. The ruling came as new construction and applications for ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - With the deadly collapse Thursday of a 12-story high-rise condo building in Surfside, a Miami-Dade County, in which 55 of the 136 units crumbled, some residents of the southland ...