TheRepublic.com - Building codes News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/subject/c10cc1122dcb41a494cd4bc3ae5c1544 Building codes News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 NC Senate panel approves energy code rollbackhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fde904322dfe4e70ba5c35b33391f3e4/NC-XGR--Building-Codeshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fde904322dfe4e70ba5c35b33391f3e4/NC-XGR--Building-CodesRALEIGH, North Carolina - A bill rolling back energy-efficiency standards for commercial builders passed a North Carolina Senate committee Tuesday.]]>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19:18 -0400Can Tornado Alley become safer? Yes, within limitshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b5b88a0254ec46ae816569eaf107fb25/US-Oklahoma-Tornado-Making-it-Saferhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b5b88a0254ec46ae816569eaf107fb25/US-Oklahoma-Tornado-Making-it-Safer

In the wind-swept prairie called Tornado Alley, the scene is eerily familiar: Homes smashed to splinters. Trees and telephone poles snapped like twigs. Piles of bricks, overturned cars and dazed survivors sifting through rubble in search of a precious photo or heirloom. A town in ruins.]]>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:16:47 -0400