The California Building Standards Commission, Sacramento, Calif., recently announced that the nation’s first Green Building Standards Code became effective August 1 The California Building Standards ...

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 ...

After years of planning, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSA) adopted into law on Thursday the first statewide "green" building code in the nation. Governor Schwarzenegger issued this ...

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — State lawmakers here are considering a recently revised senate bill that would give the California Building Standards Commission authority to adopt building standards for ...

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The California Building Standards Commission has approved the use of PEX plumbing for domestic water systems, finally following the lead of every other state and many of its own ...

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 ...

As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across the state, a new addition may be coming to California’s building code: A pause ...

The California Building Standards Commission, or CBSC, approved emergency regulations to accelerate the adoption of higher construction standards Jan. 27, in response to the tragic 2015 Berkeley ...

New homes built in California are more likely to have all-electric appliances starting in 2026 after energy regulators approved new state building standards Wednesday that encourage adoption of heat ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PARADISE, Calif. — The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna’s father sped away from ...