Satellite images of hurricanes bearing down on Atlantic and Gulf coasts illustrate their size, raw power and unpredictable movements. Yet states with stringent building codes can more effectively ...

What’s the best way to stop expansion of the gas network? Stop connecting to it. Any new building that connects to gas will be connected for a very long time. A great way to reduce gas use in ...

Sixty years after North America’s most powerful earthquake on record ripped through Alaska and 5 1/2 years after a different earthquake caused costly damage to structures and roads in the Southcentral ...

Just in time for hurricane season — which blows in June 1 — the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety ranks New Jersey fourth of 18 states along the Atlantic seaboard and Gulf Coast for the ...

Just in time for the height of the hurricane season, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today released a midterm update to its Rating the States Report, which reviews the ...

The country improved its total score in the organization’s recurring ranking by making “significant reductions in energy ...

New building codes with a focus on sustainability will go into effect in Lafayette starting Aug. 1. The city is updating its building codes from the 2015 International Building Codes to the 2021 codes ...

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