A storm damaged house along Mill Creek in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) As North Carolina rebuilds from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After severe weather strikes and homeowners sort through the aftermath, they often see their insurance skyrocket or they’re getting dropped altogether. In states like California and Florida, insurance ...

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 ...