What’s the best way to stop expansion of the gas network? Stop connecting to it. Any new building that connects to gas will be connected for a very long time. A great way to reduce gas use in ...

Satellite images of hurricanes bearing down on Atlantic and Gulf coasts illustrate their size, raw power and unpredictable movements. Yet states with stringent building codes can more effectively ...

Just in time for hurricane season — which blows in June 1 — the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety ranks New Jersey fourth of 18 states along the Atlantic seaboard and Gulf Coast for the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Researchers at the University at Buffalo are looking at ways to improve the current residential building code. Engineers on Thursday tested a one-story wood and brick structure, using ...

Last week, the state legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that puts a freeze on some residential building code updates, impacting energy efficiency and structural safety standards of ...

A bill that would stymie a years-long effort to make new North Carolina homes more energy efficient is on its way to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk. House Bill 488 prevents the N.C. Building Code Council — ...

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