Building codes set out the technical requirements for every structure built in North Carolina, focusing on details like how much insulation fills the walls or how effective ventilation must be. On ...

A bill introduced this week would prevent the NC Building Code Council from making changes to its energy efficiency rules until 2031. The energy code has become a point of contention between the ...

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said a task force should be convened in light of last month’s fertilizer plant fire in Winston-Salem to consider whether the current state building ...