The United States has a shortage of between four to seven million homes, which contributes to why housing has become unaffordable for so many Americans. Two strategies to create more housing include updating local zoning regulations to be more straightforward and streamlining construction permitting processes. In December 2025, the International…
As performance demands placed on building enclosures continue to rise, so too does the complexity of the materials and systems used to meet them. Exterior walls today are multilayered systems. They provide…
From Nov. 10-21, 2025, the International Code Council (ICC) once again joined global stakeholders participating in the UN Global Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, to elevate the importance…
