A farmhouse constructed of concrete and white oak in the Ozark Mountains in Missouri was built to achieve the net-zero energy standard.

KB Home, the nation’s fifth-largest home builder, reported its fiscal fourth-quarter revenue jumped 20 percent because of an increase in the number of homes the company delivered and a higher average selling price.

KB Home, one of the nation’s largest home builders, has acquired 65 lots in Fuquay-Varina, N.C., the company announced.

Whirlpool Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, has signed a single-source supplier agreement with Clayton Homes, America’s largest builder of manufactured and modular homes.

Insurance Service Office, Inc. (ISO) recently analyzed building codes and enforcement and found that Pima County, Ariz., consistently outscored comparable jurisdictions in Arizona and the nation.

Professional Builder’s House Review design team offers six infill housing design concepts.

KB Home, one of the nation's largest home builders, has purchased land from Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc., in the master-planned coastal community of Playa Vista on the Westside of Los Angeles, the company announced.

The National Roofing Contractors Association has made available its "Guidelines for Complying with Building Code Requirements for Roof Assemblies: International Building Code, 2009 Edition."

Ohio's new residential building code goes into effect on Jan. 1. The new state code will update 2006’s code.