A bill recently introduced in the General Assembly would effectively freeze parts of existing home building rules for the rest of the decade and overhaul who crafts building codes in North Carolina, ...

Building codes set out the technical requirements for every structure built in North Carolina, focusing on details like how much insulation fills the walls or how effective ventilation must be. On ...

New rules might affect what many North Carolina consumers pay for energy. This story appeared first in WFAE reporter David Boraks' weekly newsletter. Subscribe today to get Climate News straight to ...

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 ...

Five years ago, encouraged by homebuilders and an anti-regulatory zeal, lawmakers in North Carolina joined other states in weakening building code requirements. It’s a decision they may regret as ...

Weak building codes making North Carolina less safe, engineer says Kim Wooten, an engineer and member of the state Building Code Council, has criticized recent changes to North Carolina's building ...

A bill introduced this week would prevent the NC Building Code Council from making changes to its energy efficiency rules until 2031. The energy code has become a point of contention between the ...