Codes + Standards Pilot Projects Show That Affordable Housing Can Meet Living Building Challenge The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) is sponsoring 25 pilot projects with the goal of creating affordable housing that achieves...
Codes + Standards Industry Leaders Ask for Government Help as Trades Shortage Worsens Construction industry leaders are asking the federal government for help in easing the worsening shortage of workers. According to a survey...
Codes + Standards Code-Conforming Wood Design Guide Available The 2018 Code Conforming Wood Design (CCWD), a joint publication of the American Wood Council (AWC) and the International Code Council, is...
Codes + Standards LEED Residential Market up 19% since 2017 The U.S. Green Building Council says that the LEED residential market has grown 19% since 2017. Nearly 500,000 single family, multifamily,...
Codes + Standards Pop-Up Parks Revitalize Empty Lots Pop-up parks that provide instant open areas for public use and programming can revitalize under-utilized spaces and add vibrancy to...
Codes + Standards Oregon Rescinds Tsunami-Zone Construction Ban The Oregon legislature has repealed a ban on construction of new critical facilities in tsunami inundation zones. The action now allows...
Codes + Standards Wildfire Threat Makes Parts of California Too Risky to Insure Areas of California have become too risky for insurance companies to insure due to the persistent threat of wildfires. New data shows that...
Codes + Standards Massachusetts Bills Would Promote Net-Zero Housing, Boost Efficient Appliances Pending legislation in the Massachusetts State House would promote net-zero housing and position the state as a leader in energy efficiency....
Codes + Standards New Smart Roof Technologies Could Have an Impact on Climate Change Recent innovation in smart roof technologies could have an impact on reducing the effects of climate change. For example, United Environment...
Codes + Standards Net-Zero Housing Construction Still Small, but Rising Steadily Net-zero housing is still a small fry in overall construction starts, but its numbers are rising steadily, according to the fourth annual...
