Green Design The Future for Sustainable Housing Could Be Off-Site Construction One way to combat climate change is to make housing more energy efficient while using sustainable resources. Making an environmentally...
Construction Builder Confidence Surges to 2-Year High Builder confidence in the single-family market jumped 3 points in October to 71 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo...
Codes + Standards San Jose’s New Building Energy Code Is the Most Stringent Among Large Cities San Jose recently passed a new building energy code with the goal of making zero-emission electric buildings the norm. The new code in...
Building Materials Research Offers Insight Into Housewrap Trends Key points from a presentation from Home Innovation Research Labs provides a look at current trends and opportunities in housewrap for the...
Exclusive Research + Data Techno-Sadly: Construction Industry Remains Reluctant to Embrace IT Use of information technology in home building lags far behind most other industries, hindering productivity and the ability to realize efficiencies
Q+A Brandon Patterson Is Working to Rebuild the Skilled Trades Pipeline in Iowa Q+A with Brandon Patterson, who is rolling up his sleeves to address the lack of skilled trades in construction in his region
Construction When Could Housing Starts Hit 1 Million Again? Zillow surveyed more than 100 economists and real estate experts and the majority’s outlook on future housing starts was not very...
Construction Construction Among Fastest-Growing Jobs for Women Construction labor was the second fastest growing field for women in America between 2014 and 2018, SmartAsset reports. Between 2014 and...
Construction How to Build a Closed Crawl Space the Right Way Closed crawl spaces can eliminate mold and moisture problems in homes, but only if they’re built correctly, The Energy & Environmental...
Opinion Summer Reading Working alongside truly talented carpenters and watching other tradespeople not only impressed on me their skill and smarts, but convinced me I had neither at the level required to make a living at it. So instead I chose to write about it