Building codes set out the technical requirements for every structure built in North Carolina, focusing on details like how much insulation fills the walls or how effective ventilation must be. On ...

A bill introduced this week would prevent the NC Building Code Council from making changes to its energy efficiency rules until 2031. The energy code has become a point of contention between the ...

The N.C. Building Code Council is seeking changes that would require increased insulation and energy efficiency standards in new buildings. Here, a worker carries lumber for framing of the second ...

Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would block new energy efficiency standards for new home construction. Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed two bills — one that would prevent the governor-appointed ...