Codes + Standards Home buyers increasingly willing to pay more for sustainable features Green building market is expected to grow tens of billions of dollars by 2016
Codes + Standards Business, labor at odds over toughening of OSHA silica-dust rule Supporters say the rule will increase worker safety, but opponents worry about the impact to businesses
Codes + Standards Wood shake roof ban in Calif. county withdrawn for more study Rather than a ban, city officials are considering incentives to encourage removal of wood shake roofs
Codes + Standards Integrated racking can cut costs for residential solar projects Eliminating nuts and bolts could be the easiest way to reduce costs
Codes + Standards Appraisal Institute issues guidelines on evaluating green property Document meant to assist owners doing green building or green retrofits
Codes + Standards Path to fix Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac unclear as Senate Democrats can’t reach consensus Urgency for new bill lessened by power of FHFA head to enact policies without legislation
Codes + Standards Debate over net metering for rooftop PVs moves to Colorado State's largest utility calling for reduction in 10.5-cent/kwh credit
Codes + Standards Builders’ costs to rise 2 percent in Boulder, Colo., thanks to new codes Remodeling costs also jumped 10 percent as of Jan. 31
Builders Nation's home builders elect leadership for 2014 Kevin Kelly, a Delaware builder and developer, takes the helm as NAHB's chairman of the board.
Builders More than 75,000 attend 2014 International Builders' Show NAHB's International Builders' Show, the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), and the International Window Coverings Expo co-located for the first time ever.
