A year on from new legislation, planning in the city is heading in a new direction — change has been fast and often ...

A new law requiring that new single-family and low-rise buildings use all-electric heating systems and appliances starting next year serves as a long-awaited win for environmental advocates, who say ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Starting in January 2026, New York State will be making a big change in building and construction regulations as part of the ongoing state-mandated transition from fossil fuels to ...

New York just took a big leap toward zero-emissions buildings. On July 25, the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council approved an all-electric building standard, making New York the first ...

ALBANY — The state Building Code Council on Friday approved the implementation of the All Electric Buildings Act, which beginning next year will require newly constructed single-family residences and ...

New York developers are transforming struggling office buildings into more than 12,000 new apartments in a bid to help offset the city’s worst housing crisis in decades.

Scaffolding in New York City might soon be going up in fewer places, for shorter stints and possibly with totally different ...

New York’s All-Electric Buildings Act (the “Act”) is the latest in a series of environmentally-forward legal actions proposed by New York State geared toward achieving zero-emissions buildings. New ...

A new all-electric building law in New York is the country's first large-scale test for gas-ban legislation, setting a precedent for other states. A new all-electric building mandate in New York that ...

NEW YORK — Part of a high-rise apartment building in New York City collapsed Wednesday morning, leaving a corner of the building a pile of rubble. The city's fire department said it had no immediate ...

President Trump once fought efforts to retrofit high-rises with fire sprinklers. When Jerome Rose turned on his TV Saturday and saw news footage of flames spewing from a 50th-floor apartment at Trump ...

An incinerator shaft on the corner of a 20-storey New York City apartment building collapsed with a loud crash into a pile of rubble after reports of a gas explosion. The city’s fire department said ...