UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio -- For the last two years, University Heights City Council has held its meetings in what had been the library in the former Wiley Middle School building, but that was not the ...

The firms that investigated the partial building collapse at 324 Main St. are expected to produce a report that will advise the City of Davenport on its building inspection ordinances and processes.

A provision in a new state law barring most North Carolina governments from requiring inspections of the plywood and nails that hold a home’s frame together could leave many vulnerable to high winds, ...

Longstanding building codes are hindering new housing construction in Boston, according to a report released Thursday. The codes, some written a century ago, were designed to protect residents in case ...

This photo shows sheathing on under-construction homes in Wake County. House Bill 488 prevents local governments from requiring builders to have sheathing, which ties a home’s frame together, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many of the houses under construction in the Estates at Weddington development in western Wake County are already sold before ...