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 ...

California recently enacted new building codes that allow for high-rise mass-timber buildings to be constructed in the state. California’s adoption of new provisions enables mass timber structures of ...

New California building codes have been enacted that would allow for high-rise mass-timber buildings to be constructed in the state. The ruling came as new construction and applications for ...

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A state agency voted to require many new commercial structures, along with high-rise residential projects, to have solar power and battery storage. By Ivan Penn LOS ANGELES — California regulators ...