Opinion Notes From the Field: Five Common Framing Errors and How to Avoid Them Mistakes in framing lead to structural and serviceability issues. Here are the most common errors, and how to eliminate them
Codes + Standards How Passive House Standard Saves Money On Heating And Cooling Layers of extra-thick insulation and triple-pane windows that use solar gain to produce heat are keys to the concept
New-Home Sales Toll Brothers Introducing Smaller, Less Expensive Homes Later this month, Toll Brothers will launch its T Select product line. The houses will have the same style as more higher-end homes but with...
Multifamily New Building Certifications Designed To Make Residents Healthier To appeal to residents who want a healthier life, condo and apartment buildings are being designed to obtain WELL Certification or Active...
Modular Homes U.K. Housing Association Has Plans To Produce 25,000 Prefab Homes Per Year In an effort to tackle the housing shortage in the United Kingdom, the housing association Your Housing Group is working with the China...
Single-Family Homes Microapartments, Refurbished Buses, Yurts, And Other Innovative House Trends There’s a chance that the home of choice for Mongolian nomads could disrupt the U.S. housing market in 2017. Realtor.com listed seven...
Building Materials Light, Air Quality, And Thermal Comfort Make A Home Healthy Researchers have found that homes both directly and indirectly influence all aspects of daily life, including sleep patterns, social...
Sponsored Building Materials 2x4 Wall Systems Outperform Traditional 2x6 in Tests BASF and Building Science Consulting tested the home performance of the 2x4 HP+ Wall System and 2x6 construction with full cavity insulation
Construction Quality Optimism Eroding For Connecticut Homeowners With Crumbling Foundations As many as 400 property owners will not receive financial assistance from the state, FEMA, or insurance providers
Building Materials Expert Advice For Buying Eco-Friendly Products Amy Dryden, a senior program manager in innovation and technology at Build It Green in California, offers a “cheat sheet” for homeowners...
