Codes + Standards Longview, Texas, may update codes to avoid higher homeowner insurance premiums Company that rates city safety giving Longview second chance to improve status
Codes + Standards OSHA’s funding disclosure requirement for silica rule comments draws ire Agency cites need to avoid conflict of interest as basis for controversial requirement
Codes + Standards EPA publishes ‘best management practices’ rule on erosion, stormwater at construction sites New rule will apply only during construction phase of a project
Codes + Standards Senate banking committee leaders reach agreement on plan to abolish Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac The federal government would guarantee mortgages after private investor take first losses on nonperforming loans
Codes + Standards U.S. residential PV installations rose 60 percent in 2013 Homeowners used financing models like leasing to install panels at little to no upfront cost
Codes + Standards Buyers of National Green Building Standard homes satisfied with purchases Ninety-four percent would recommend green homes to a friend
Codes + Standards Fla. city says homeowner’s off-the-grid lifestyle violates codes Cape Coral homeowner has been living independent of city's electric grid, water supply
Codes + Standards Southern Forest Products Assn. revamps pressure-treated pine specifications 2014 edition updates specification, use protocols
Codes + Standards UL, PRI Construction Materials Technologies reach product certification agreement Data sharing will now allow PRI products to bear the UL mark
Codes + Standards Group net metering could boost solar energy in New Hampshire Company running initiative also installs panels for owners
