Condo is replacing balconies, bans tiles we installed. Is that legal?

A condo owner asks if their board can remove balcony tiles without a vote. An attorney explains HOA rules on renovations and ...

A Syracuse lawmaker has a plan for building more housing in NY: Require fewer stairs

Currently, state building code requires any apartment building three stories or taller to have at least two exits, or ...
thecooldown

New Oregon policy prohibits building homes with AC-only units: 'Codes like these are necessary'

Under a new Oregon residential energy code, new houses built in the state must be equipped with heat pumps that can both heat and cool rather than traditional units that can only provide air ...
PC Magazine

Building an App With AI? Follow These 7 Proven Tips for Better Prompts

AI can build shockingly complex apps, but only if you use the right prompts. I take you through everything you need to know. I’ve been writing about consumer technology and video games for more than a ...
Governing

Building and Fire Safety Codes Save Lives. Why Are States Weakening Them?

Firefighters respond to a five-alarm fire in a row of apartment buildings in Queens, N.Y., on Jan. 6. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS) A New Year’s celebration in the Swiss Alps turned ...
The Bulletin

Bend moves toward wildfire building codes

Bend may be the next city in Oregon to require home builders to use fire-resistant materials in new construction. The Bend City Council mostly supported that prospect in a work session last week, and ...
Hartford Courant

A law that would change CT’s building code drew wide support and opposition. Why it may be repealed

Lawmakers are poised to repeal a 2024 law that would have changed state building code to allow only one stairway as an exit in some residential buildings, following opposition from Connecticut fire ...
The Connecticut Mirror

CT lawmakers to repeal 2024 single-stair building code change

Construction of mixed-use buildings at 808 and 848 Chapel St. in New Haven will bring over 160 apartments to downtown New Haven. State officials are considering changing means of egress rules in the ...
Harvard Business Review

Our Favorite Management Tips on Building Trust on Your Team

Each weekday, in our Management Tip of the Day newsletter, HBR offers tips to help you better manage your team—and yourself. Here is a curated selection of our favorite Management Tips on building ...
The Evening Sun

State Mandated Building Code Change Has Public Hearing Set For March 9, Despite Concerns

The Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing for proposed Local Law No. 1 of 2026, at 10:40 a.m., Monday, March 9, in the Supervisors’ Chambers, in the County Office Building, located at 5 ...
Fox 12 Oregon

FBI offers $5,000 for tips on suspects accused of rioting at Eugene federal building

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The FBI is offering $5,000 for tips leading to the arrest of suspects accused of rioting at the federal building in Eugene on Jan. 30. According to a post by the FBI Portland ...