Innovation The Next Great Thing in Home Building? ... or Not Over the last 20 years, companies have popped up promising to revolutionize home building, but their visions remain elusive
Builders This Builder Looks Forward Southeast builder DSLD Homes created a model for longevity after the passing of founder H. Allen Thomason Sr., in large part due to his...
Quality Matters Fire Safety: A Guide for Preventing Dryer Vent Fires Clogged dryer vents cause thousands of home fires each year. Make sure yours isn’t one of them
Energy Efficiency Advice on Solar From a Sun-Belt Builder Arizona-based high-performance home builder Mandalay Homes installs solar panels in-house, without a mandate. Chief technology officer Geoff...
Trends Weaker Home Sales Add to 'Wall' of Worry Experts are citing the housing market as a source of worry for the economy overall, along with domestic and global political turmoil, and...
Land Planning Flexible Planning in San Francisco's Former Naval Base Catellus Development Corporation is urbanizing the 218 acres of land for residential, commercial, and mixed-uses. The site plan has...
Market Data + Trends Follow the Money: the Cost of Building a Single-Family Home The typical new home costs about $237,760 to build, and about $427,892 overall for the buyer, according to recent National Association of...
Land Planning Houston's 'Culture of Flooding' Houston residents are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars fortifying their properties against future extreme weather, adapting in the...
Trends The Shortage of Home Sellers More homeowners are staying put as inflation ticks up, wage growth stagnates, and rising interest rates keep them from entering the trade-up...
Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, August 27 Metal panel safety white paper, trade war implications for adaptive reuse, 2018 solar and swimming pool codes, and flood threat's impact on property values
