A bill recently introduced in the General Assembly would effectively freeze parts of existing home building rules for the rest of the decade and overhaul who crafts building codes in North Carolina, ...

Last week, the state legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that puts a freeze on some residential building code updates, impacting energy efficiency and structural safety standards of ...

Lawmakers overrode the governor's veto of House Bill 488, which delays updates to the state's building code and energy efficiency rules governing things such as roofs, insulation and heating and ...

This photo shows sheathing on under-construction homes in Wake County. House Bill 488 prevents local governments from requiring builders to have sheathing, which ties a home’s frame together, ...

Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would block new energy efficiency standards for new home construction. Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed two bills — one that would prevent the governor-appointed ...