California’s permits for new housing dipped to an 11-year low, minus the pandemic-era lockdowns. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed Census Bureau data on California building permits, focusing on how the ...

Construction professionals carry the critical responsibility of delivering structures that are safe, habitable, accessible and energy efficient. A key component of that responsibility is adherence to ...

California’s new building codes will require EV chargers in most new overnight parking spots starting in 2026, going a big way towards solving the only actual problem with EVs. One of the main ...

Faced with the prospect of an extensive, and expensive, seismic safety retrofit for its 1960s-era downtown headquarters, L.A. County decided to vet an alternative: a far newer building, located just ...

The California Building Standards Commission recently voted to make it easier to convert commercial properties to residential use. The commission adopted provisions of the International Existing ...

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is upset. He’s frustrated because California isn’t building nonstop as it did in the mid-20th century. “People are losing trust and confidence in our ability to build ...