St. Louis County real estate agents have a particular reason to be frustrated with the ridiculous redundancy and overkill represented by 16,786 pages of building and trade codes enforced across the ...

Building codes and local, state and federal laws can present a labyrinthine path to securing the approvals, permits and compliance with legislation required to commence construction of a new or ...

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, ...