Every few years the state of California adapts a new building code. The latest 2019 California building code- publishing dates rarely match current year- will go into effect on Jan. 1. Usually, code ...

All projects submitted for “plan check” to the Building Division after Jan. 1, 2023 must comply with the 2022 California Building Standard Codes. If a project is submitted before Jan. 1, 2023 then the ...

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 ...

California is now the first state in the country to formally implement general code requirements for reducing embodied carbon in the built environment. “It can take up to 80 years to overcome embodied ...