building codes Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/building-codes/ Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:43:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg building codes Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/building-codes/ 32 32 LA Fire Survivors Got a Rude Surprise That Could Hit More Americans /news/west/2026/01/20/854686.htm Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:00:46 +0000 /?p=854686 Newsom Plans Crackdown on Corporate Homebuying in California /news/west/2026/01/08/853580.htm Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:44:35 +0000 /?p=853580 Their Homes Survived The LA Wildfires; A Year Later They Fear Living in Them /news/west/2026/01/07/853307.htm Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:00:05 +0000 /?p=853307 Hawaii Hopes New Laws Will Quiet Illegal Fireworks After Deadly New Year’s Eve Blast /news/west/2025/12/31/852668.htm Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:00:44 +0000 /?p=852668 Hawaii Building Fires Are on the Rise and Safety Inspections Aren’t Keeping Up /news/west/2025/12/23/852155.htm Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:18:21 +0000 /?p=852155 San Francisco Mayor Proposes Denser Housing to Tackle Affordability Crisis /news/west/2025/11/03/846011.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:00:03 +0000 /?p=846011 Katrina’s Legacy: Louisiana Fortifies Itself Against the Next Storm /news/national/2025/08/29/837490.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:32:31 +0000 /?p=837490 While LA Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were on Hold /news/west/2025/08/12/835391.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:35:39 +0000 /?p=835391 Viewpoint: Life-Saving Building Codes Are the Unsung Heroes of Resilience /news/national/2025/05/30/825672.htm Fri, 30 May 2025 13:00:42 +0000 /?p=825672 Los Angeles Pushes to Rebuild Homes Fast, Despite Wildfire Danger /news/west/2025/01/17/808764.htm Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:31:47 +0000 /?p=808764 Safer Buildings Vs More Housing: How New Building Codes May Impact Hawaii /news/west/2024/11/22/802251.htm Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:05:09 +0000 /?p=802251 Property Code Enforcement a Sore Spot in Some South Dakota Communities /news/midwest/2024/07/23/785181.htm Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:47:57 +0000 /?p=785181 Cape Coral Says FEMA Giving More Time on Questioned Rebuilding Info After Ian /news/southeast/2024/04/23/771193.htm Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:57:54 +0000 /?p=771193 Berkeley to Halt Ban on Natural Gas Piping in New Buildings /news/west/2024/03/28/767041.htm Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:11:03 +0000 /?p=767041 Viewpoint: The Time to Modernize Building Codes, Protect Communities Is Now /news/national/2024/01/18/756014.htm Thu, 18 Jan 2024 06:57:14 +0000 /?p=756014 Ohio Adopts Four International Building Codes /news/midwest/2023/09/29/742320.htm Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:15:30 +0000 /?p=742320 Viewpoint: Stronger Building Standards Must Be the Norm /news/national/2023/03/10/711679.htm Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:44:23 +0000 /?p=711679 Code Inspections Conducted on Dozens of Rental Units Following Fatal Las Vegas Fire /news/west/2023/02/07/706463.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:50:14 +0000 /?p=706463 FEMA Pushing for Stronger Building Codes Nationwide /news/southeast/2022/06/02/670103.htm Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:25:47 +0000 /?p=670103 Colorado Wildfire Victims Hitting ‘Green’ Building Code Hurdle /news/west/2022/03/03/656592.htm Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:56:07 +0000 /?p=656592 Louisiana ‘Good,’ but Texas Lags in IBHS Building Code Rankings /news/southcentral/2021/07/23/623919.htm Fri, 23 Jul 2021 05:12:00 +0000 /?p=623919 California Attorney General Challenges Housing Plans in Wildfire Areas /news/west/2021/03/19/606154.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:38:34 +0000 /?p=606154 Using Building Codes and Property Characteristics to Keep up With 2020 Hurricane Season /blogs/cotality/2020/09/18/583058.htm Fri, 18 Sep 2020 07:00:06 +0000 /?p=583058 Texas Insurance Department: New Building Codes to Strengthen Coastal Properties /news/southcentral/2020/03/13/561114.htm Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:26:33 +0000 /?p=561114 FEMA Chief Urges New Culture of More Individual Responsibility for Disaster Mitigation /news/national/2019/04/29/524948.htm Mon, 29 Apr 2019 05:00:30 +0000 /?p=524948 Solutions to Wildfires in Time of Climate Change Are Costly, Unpopular /news/national/2018/11/14/507472.htm Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:08:44 +0000 /?p=507472 Latest Storms May Finally Shift Focus to Disaster Mitigation by Local Communities /news/national/2018/10/17/504788.htm Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:00:52 +0000 /?p=504788 Deadly London Tower Fire Sparks Development in U.S. of Safety Evaluation Tool /news/national/2017/12/15/474355.htm Fri, 15 Dec 2017 06:00:00 +0000 /?p=474355 Prevalent, Discredited Building Technique Raised Mexico’s Quake Deaths: Engineers /news/international/2017/10/12/467248.htm Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:44:12 +0000 /?p=467248 The Politics of Safety, Affordability and Building Codes: Viewpoint /news/national/2016/07/10/419607.htm Mon, 11 Jul 2016 02:02:19 +0000 /?p=419607