Missouri is one of the few places in the country without statewide building codes, but a bill filed this week in the statehouse would change that. The Missouri Building Codes Act, introduced by Rep.

One of the few states in the union that has resisted dictating building codes, instead leaving adoption and enforcement decisions to localities, is seeing a renewed push to change course. In early ...

Irving Elementary School in Joplin, Mo., was destroyed by a tornado on May 22, 2011. Photo courtesy of Jace Anderson/FEMA Ever since an EF5 tornado touched down in Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011, ...

The Missouri House of Representatives voted in favor of initial approval of a bill that would bar cities and towns from having green or sustainable standards in their building codes if they would ...

The Missouri House initially approved a bill Monday that would prevent municipalities from having any green or sustainable building standards in their codes if it would increase the cost of a building ...

The Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. The Missouri House on Monday passed a measure that would limit environmental regulations local governments can impose on new home construction in what the ...

The Missouri Building Codes Act, introduced by Rep. David Casteel, would establish baseline standards for building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, property maintenance and other activities ...