FARGO – New basements built in the city’s floodplain will need to be more robust under building codes approved Monday by the City Commission. City staff is still waiting to hear from the Federal ...

Basements, often a cool refuge in the summer, can be deadly traps when a fire breaks out in a home. Now, a state building code that will take effect on Oct. 1 will require residents to add fire exits ...

What happens when basement additions push the line on building codes? Inspectors say some projects secretly bend the rules, ...

Basements, often a cool refuge in the summer, can be deadly traps when a fire breaks out in a home. Now, a state building code that will take effect Oct. 1 will require homeowners to add fire exits or ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. I read with interest the article "Building code proposals draw groups’ fire" (Aug. 13) about the Home Builders Association trying ...

Basement sleeping rooms in Cape Girardeau will have to meet new safety requirements designed to prevent fatal fires. The city council on Monday approved the first reading of a measure adopting the ...

New building codes will go into effect Jan. 1 in Jackson, pending aldermen approval. Jackson is operating under codes from 2009, building superintendent Janet Sanders said at Monday’s board of ...