Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think about your home’s construction, what comes to mind? Is it how the home looks? How warm (or cold) it feels in the ...

In Michigan, homes and buildings are constructed under rules developed when Barack Obama was president, nearly a decade ago. The state has blown past a deadline under the law to bring them up to date, ...

State law requires the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to update the rules governing how homes are built in our state no less frequently than once every six years. It has been nine ...

In 2025, Michigan officials intend to forge ahead in a yearslong attempt to modernize nearly decade-old state building codes for new homes, even while continuing to face pushback from builders who ...

The last time Michigan updated its energy conservation guidelines for construction, Alexa had just been introduced into homes. “Uptown Funk” was the top song on Spotify. It was 2015. Building science ...

While it’s still early, area building departments are seeing a similar number of building permits coming in this year ...

When you think about your home’s construction, what comes to mind? Is it how the home looks? How warm (or cold) it feels in the winter months? How much you pay in utilities to live there? What would ...