Lawmakers in Illinois, New York and Rhode Island considered single-stairway bills this year, but none passed before the ...

A construction worker balances atop a roof. States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower construction costs and boost affordable housing. States and cities are ...

Fall River fire officials are calling for updated state and national fire codes nearly one year after a deadly fire<a ...

The Kansas fire marshal told lawmakers that his office's efforts to update the state's fire code have been stymied by a new anti-regulation law passed earlier this year. Fire marshal Mark Engholm ...

One year after 10 residents died in the Gabriel House fire, Gov. Maura Healey says she'll press regulators to change fire ...