LP BurnGuard™ FRT OSB Recognized With 2026 LBM Journal Innovation Award

LP BurnGuard™ FRT OSB has received a 2026 Innovation Award from LBM Journal, recognizing groundbreaking products that advance ...

Cob just entered the U.S. residential code, and natural builders say anyone can start with mud

Mud walls may sound like a relic of the past, but natural builders say they could play a much bigger role in the future of ...

USA Today’s America 250 Series Features LP Building Solutions’ Role In American Homebuilding

LP Building Solutions is featured in USA Today’s America 250 series, highlighting its impact on American homebuilding through ...
The Sand Mountain Reporter

Boaz City Council Advances Building Code Updates, Approves Retiree Payment Resolution

The Boaz City Council met Monday, June 22, at the Boaz Public Library for its second regular meeting of the month, approving ...
The Pagosa Springs SUN

Town approves first reading of updated building codes

On June 16, the Pagosa Springs Town Council passed the first reading of an ordinance to adopt the 2024 editions of the International Code Council (ICC) build series, Manufactured Home Standards, and ...

The House Designers Celebrates 25 Years of Setting the Highest Design Standards in the Industry by Offering Builder Preferred, International Residential Code Compliant House Plans

For more than 25 years, the company has maintained a focus on plan quality and code compliance. According to The House Designers, every plan offered on its website includes architectural detailing ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

$10,000 roof grants coming to MS. Rules exclude some South MS cities, counties

Program offers up to $10,000 homeowner grants for roofs that reduce wind damage. Eligibility tied to local adoption of 2024 IRC; FORTIFIED supplements proposed. MID can spend $15M yearly; public ...
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Groundbreaking tiny house building codes

"Living Tiny Legally" is a 3-part educational docu-series exploring the benefits of tiny housing in communities, the legal challenges faced, and the ways these obstacles are being addressed in various ...
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Tiny house legislation: What you need to know

"Living Tiny Legally" is a 3-part educational docu-series that explores the benefits of tiny housing and the legal challenges faced in various cities. Part 1 delves into how some cities are ...
Mental Floss

What’s an ‘Egress’ Window—And Why Is It Important?

You're not alone: Many people lack knowledge of what egress actually means. But there’s a really simple explanation, and it’s one that has the potential to save your life in an emergency. And no, that ...
The Providence Journal

State funding helped office building conversion in downtown Providence to tiny apartments

PROVIDENCE — A former office building from 1894 will soon open as tiny apartments in downtown Providence. Gov. Dan McKee, Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor and Commerce Secretary Elizabeth Tanner all ...
The Motley Fool

What Makes a Legal Basement Apartment?

A recent report compiled by The Pratt Center for Community Development found more than 30,000 "unaccounted-for" apartment units in New York City. This means that the Department of Buildings did not ...