Building codes

The Building Code Board unanimously voted to approve a draft of the trims this summer.

The US Fire Administrator visited Boise this week, along with a number of other officials, to discuss a new national report on fire prevention and control. Among the key components is the promotion of enforcement of building codes - with the emphasis on structures in the wildland-urban interface - to improve fire resilience.

A bill passed by the House Business Committee Monday is the latest effort to limit cities’ abilities to enforce their own energy codes that regulate heating and cooling equipment, lighting and how air-tight a building is.