Environmental Report Finds Americans Move Most to At-Risk Areas A new report from Redfin finds Americans are moving to areas at higher risk of natural disasters such as fires, drought, storms, and floods....
Energy Efficiency RESNET Launches HERS H2O Rating for Water Efficiency Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) launched a new HERS rating program that evaluates a home’s water efficiency. On HorizonTV this...
Housing Markets Utah Town Enacts Construction Moratorium as Drought Dries Up Water Supply The 1,750-person town of Oakley, Utah boomed at the height of the pandemic as remote workers flocked to the outskirts of larger urban areas,...
Energy Efficiency Most Buyers Say They Want Energy-Efficient Windows A survey of 3,247 recent and prospective homebuyers found a large majority of respondents see energy-efficient windows as a desirable or...
Environmental What to Know About Air Source Heat Pumps and Cold Climates There are several different ways to go about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and it’s become increasingly important to consider different...
Community Development The Largest Net-Zero Community Will Have 21,000 Homes Developer FivePoint Valencia broke ground on a new 21,000-home project that will become the largest net-zero community in the country. Homes...
Resilient Construction More Than 31 Million Homes Are at Risk This Hurricane Season This year’s hurricane season will not hit 2020 levels, but several large hurricanes will put more than 31 million U.S. homes at risk,...
Resilient Construction Wildfires Are Only Worsening—It May Be Time for New Construction Methods As bushes and trees nearby turned to ash, one California resident’s home remained untouched by the Valley Fire of 2015. How? Its composition...
Resilient Construction Natural Disasters Push Builders to Consider Resiliently Designed Off-Grid Homes Extreme weather resulting from climate change are now regular, year-round events, pushing some builders to reconsider how they design and...
Resilient Construction Storms Leave Waterfront Homes With Wreckage and Owners With High Costs After Hurricane Sally damaged the roof of one Florida couple’s waterfront home, insurance payouts only covered two-thirds of actual damages....
