Substantial structural damage (SSD) is a defined term within the International Code Council (ICC) building code library, which assesses the reduction in load-bearing ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...

As western North Carolina deals with widespread devastation from Hurricane Helene, a member of the state Building Code Council warns that recent changes to state law have weakened building codes, ...

People on Florida's Gulf Coast spent the holiday weekend picking up the pieces from the one-two punch of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. They also took solace from the damage that did not happen, thanks ...

There were no reports of major damage or collapsed buildings following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that shook Anchorage, Alaska. The tremor cracked roads and collapsed some highway ramps, but other ...

The key to preventing disasters like January’s wildfires in California lies in in more fire-savvy building codes, an expert told the ILS Bermuda Convergence 2025. Instead of tightening building codes, ...