Environmental Top 10 Environmentally Friendly U.S. Metros Lawn care startup LawnStarter examined 200 of the nation’s metros across 24 variables to identify the top 10 eco-friendly cities. Variables...
Master Planned Communities California Master Planned Community Axed Due to Environmental Concerns A judge blocked the development of a 6,000 acre, 20,000-home master planned community in California after a lawsuit suggested developers did...
Resilient Construction Should the Government Buy At-Risk Coastal Homes? Buying a home on the coast could mean spending millions for a picturesque ocean view, sandy beaches outside your door—and the serious risk...
Energy Efficiency $600 Million LEED-Certified Ski Resort Coming Soon to Colorado A LEED-certified ski resort is coming to Snowmass, Colo., and it will house a 53-unit condo building that runs entirely on renewable...
Resilient Construction Roughly 35 Million Homes Are at ‘High Risk’ From a Natural Disaster A new study by CoreLogic found nearly one-third of the nation’s housing to be at risk of a natural disaster. By analyzing the severity and...
Healthy Homes Fulton Homes Takes Home Three EPA Partner Awards Arizona-based home builder Fulton Homes became the first builder to rack up three of the Environmental Protection Agency’s partner of the...
Environmental Environmental Rulings Affecting Residential Construction Put on Pause Two environmental rules affecting the housing industry were paused last week as the Biden administration enacted a regulatory freeze. This...
Green Design A Time Without Tap Water is Coming, Here’s How Builders Can Help Day Zero, the day tap water is no longer available, is creeping close for major cities, such as Los Angeles and New York. It’s already a...
Affordability Rising Sea Levels May Wipe Out Thousands of Affordable Housing Units With rising sea levels and increasing risks of floods throughout the country, there are nearly 24,500 affordable housing units at risk,...
Housing Markets Socioeconomic Factors Now Affect a Community's Disaster Risk Rating Proximity to the ocean is no longer the key factor in determining an area’s coastal flooding risk. The Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
