The U.S. Green Building Council established the Green Building Certification Institute to develop and administer programs aimed at improving green building practices and standards.
James L. Bowyer, a professor at the University of Minnesota, is challenging the science – or lack of it – behind many widely used green building programs.
First-time homebuyers offer a blank slate for homebuilders. Customer Satisfaction expert Paul Cardis explains how you can turn these buyers into referral machines.
Every one of us faces a choice. Not just builders and architects and product manufacturers, but all Americans. All people. We have to decide if there are enough resources to support our present lifestyle.
To determine how hot (or cold) the housing market is as the spring real estate season kicks off, a new study examines sales pace in the 250 largest U.S. markets from March 2018 to February 2019.
Existing-home sales had one of the biggest monthly gains on record in February--up 11.8 percent, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.
Construction of single-family homes fell to a more than 18-month low in February, as housing starts declined 8.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.162 million units.
The latest release of jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the construction industry, both residential and nonresidential, lost 31,000 jobs in February 2019.
The role of solar carports in implementing Title 24 mandates, a car-free in Oslo, eco-friendly insulation alternatives, builder using wellness software for healthier homes, and relaxed environmental compliance requirements for guaranteed worker wages and
With interest rates flat, builder sentiment was up four points to 62 in the second month of 2019, according to the latest index data from the National Association of Home Builders.
