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North Carolina kills effort to make its building code energy-efficient
Canary Media via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBuilding codes are a vital tool for states to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions....
How the housing industry is working to stop energy efficient homes
Washington Post via Yahoo Finance· 4 months ago“Out in the middle of nowhere” in Moore County, N.C., developer Ron Jackson said he is building what...
New building code law bars a key inspection in most of NC. That raises risks, experts say
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA provision in a new state law barring most North Carolina governments from requiring inspections of...
NC bill delays energy upgrades to building code. Will it affect homeowners’ costs?
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 12 months agoA bill that would stymie a years-long effort to make new North Carolina homes more energy efficient...
SouthPark fire: New details, concerns emerge over type of construction used in apartments
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs investigators work to uncover the cause of last week’s deadly construction fire in SouthPark, new...
Once every 10 days, a NC construction worker dies on the job. Many deaths are preventable.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLenin Romero was framing windows on a home in Wilmington when he fell from a ladder and was impaled...
SouthPark fire: Construction site wasn’t up to NC fire code, investigators say
WSOC via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Charlotte Fire Department is releasing more details about the investigation into a deadly fire...
Cost concerns and politics could derail NC's push for more energy efficient homes
Star News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA battle in Raleigh over how efficient homes of the future should be is pitting climate change...
Cumberland County wants to build two new schools. Here's why.
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCumberland County school district officials are again seeking a grant to help cover the cost of a...
Nearly a year after Charlotte fire, NC is close to tougher construction safety rules
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwo men working at the SouthPark construction site died in May 2023 after fire broke out. New rules...