Builders Emerging Trend in Construction Loans In 2018, interest rates for residential acquisition, development, and construction (AD&C) loans had a general upward trend, according to...
Sponsored Insulation Be Flexible When Looking for Rigid Foam Insulation The residential construction industry likes to stick with what it knows when it comes to rigid foam insulation. For BASF’s Justin DeMarco, that’s a mindset that needs to change.
Builders It's Not Easy Being Green California's rooftop solar mandate takes effect in 2020, requiring all new homes be built with solar panels, upping the monthly mortgage...
Builders 'Cracking the Code' of Product in Phoenix Phoenix, Ariz., one of the fastest-growing metros in the nation, has sustained demand and home price growth. A recent Urban Land Institute...
Builders Lumber's Highs, Lows Lumber prices posted a 25 percent increase in January 2019, but analysts warn that the market may be overbought, and conditions are similar...
Codes + Standards N.Y. Town Considers Requiring Fire Sprinklers in New Homes New Paltz, N.Y., is considering a new law that would require fire sprinklers in new housing construction. The community’s fire chief...
Builders Minimizing Liability for Net Zero Projects Construction attorney Patrick Barthet is known for his weekly blog offering advice to builders, and in his latest column, he explains how to...
Women in Construction Women in Construction: a Day in the Life Just 9.1 percent of the construction labor force in the U.S. are women, but lawmakers and professional organizations are trying to change...
Single-Family Homes Affordability's Zoning Reform Question Zoning reform has emerged as a popular solution in the national debate surrounding affordability in housing, but a recent study's findings...
Labor + Trade Relations Construction Makes List of Industries With Biggest Labor Shortages Construction recently made a list of industries with the biggest labor shortages in the nation. For every unemployed worker in the industry,...
