Oakland's 2025 Title 24 adoption - with FlexPath and Electric Readiness reach codes - took effect 1 January 2026, and AB 130 locks in residential standards until 1 June 2031.
10 Sept 2026
CodesWashington's SBCC is targeting 16 October 2026 final adoption of 2024 IBC amendments that would extend single-stair multifamily construction statewide, building on Seattle's 1977 building code precedent.
10 Sept 2026
CodesSalida City Council approved a first reading of electric-preferred amendments to the 2021 IECC on 18 August 2026, setting a public hearing for 15 September. Buena Vista and Poncha Springs remain holdouts.
9 Sept 2026
CodesSan Diego's City Council adopted the 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments in March-April 2026. Here is what the ordinances say and who they bind.
9 Sept 2026
CodesHaryana's DTCP has deferred the rollout of a replacement occupation certificate certification system, following the collapse of a 2022 architect self-certification scheme that produced around 2,000 fraudulent OCs in Gurugram.
8 Sept 2026
CodesPennsylvania's statewide Uniform Construction Code adopted the 2021 International Code series on 1 January 2026. The six-month transition window closed 1 July 2026. All permits now require 2021 UCC compliance.
8 Sept 2026
CodesDallas is rewriting its zoning code for the first time since the 1980s, building on an April 2025 ordinance that extended IRC coverage to buildings of up to eight units.
7 Sept 2026
CodesNorth Carolina's 2024 State Building Code remains without an effective date as of September 2026. The 2018 code governs all permitted work until the Residential Code Council is constituted.
7 Sept 2026
CodesFederal OSHA cited IPMF LLC (NaturPak) of Janesville, Wisconsin for repeat and serious violations under 29 CFR 1910 general-industry standards after two industrial kettle incidents killed three workers in early 2026.
22 Aug 2026Florida's Building Commission voted down 22 expert-backed mass timber provisions for the 2026 code, leaving tall timber projects to navigate a case-by-case alternative means process.
22 Aug 2026
CodesNelson city council advanced Building Bylaw amendments on 8 July 2026 to require Energy Step Code 4 and Zero Carbon EL4 for Part 9 buildings, with third reading scheduled for December.
21 Aug 2026
CodesColumbia, MO's city council has moved to adopt the 2024 family of International Building Codes, replacing 2018 standards, with enforcement targeted for 1 October 2026.
21 Aug 2026
CodesGovernor Evers vetoed AB 450 in December 2025, ending a legislative push to delay Wisconsin's 2021 IBC-based commercial building code. Plans submitted from 1 November 2025 must comply.
20 Aug 2026