A new International Residential Code change could save homebuilders time while making green building easier.

A good foundation system is integral to a comfortable end product, and frost-protected shallow foundations can get you there. When the slab is insulated from the outside, FPSFs make a home warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

Home builders remain among the toughest classes of business to insure, but the insurance market has begun to soften for them. Large builders in particular are seeing increased competition among insurers, better terms and conditions, and even better prici

From hurricanes to tornadoes, PATH explains how home builders can utilize storm-resistant technologies.

Steve Wall’s acquisition of Technical Olympic USA’s Newmark Homes division in Dallas, along with John Laing Homes’ sharing a senior executive with its Dubai-based parent Emaar’s operation in India, highlight the movement of people

Merger and acquisition activities and a surge in home sales lifted Wall Street for our session ending May 31. The Dow industrials continued their climb higher, and the slow-stepping S&P 500 Index hit its first record close in seven years as our sessi

Questions abound in regard to resuming home builder merger/acquisition activity. When, what markets and who will lead the next wave of acquisition activity is just a sampling of what's on the industry's mind.

Builders in last year's Giant 400 hit profit benchmarks that may last.

Money drives nearly every decision in home construction, including location, design, labor and materials. Money is also a reason builders should consider geothermal heat pumps