Public Comment Period Opens for National Green Building Standard Updates
The 45-day public comment period for draft 2 of the 2024 NGBS begins on April 12, 2024
Public Comment Period Opens for 2024 National Green Building Standard Update
The 45-day public comment period opened Aug. 18, and comments must be submitted by Oct. 2, 2023
The Inefficiencies of the Latest Energy Code
The 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) hampers the return on investment for builders and homebuyers
New RESNET Label Provides Home Energy-Efficiency Ratings and Certifications Info
A one-page, consumer-friendly label is now available for all homes in the RESNET Registry
Meet the Zero Energy Ready Home Program Version 2
The latest version of the ZERH program aims to push home energy efficiency and performance to the next level
Utah’s Housing Recovery Hinges on Federal Permitting Reform
Despite a fast pace of new-construction projects statewide, demand for housing in Utah continues to outpace supply. Local builders say reforming an outdated federal permitting process could help
Resilient Construction
The Need for Resilient Construction Is Real. How Are Home Builders Responding?
Increasingly frequent and intense natural disasters are driving resilient construction in more U.S. markets, but most builders aren’t going beyond what’s mandated by code
OSHA Plans Multiple Revisions to Rules Impacting Construction Industry in 2020
OSHA is planning new regulations governing several workplace practices that will impact the construction industry in 2020. OSHA plans to issue a…
New Certification Program for Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl Tile
The Resilient Floor Covering Institute and SCS Global Services have unveiled a new program to ensure the quality of Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl Tile (…
Boston’s Beefed Up Wetlands Ordinance Will Limit Development
The City of Boston recently adopted a new wetlands ordinance that will protect wetland areas and direct the city’s conservation commission to…
Solar
More Than Four In Ten of U.S. Homeowners Considering Installing Solar Panels
Forty six percent of U.S. homeowners say they have given serious thought to adding solar panels at their home in the past year, according to a Pew…
Residential Solar Market Breaks Quarterly Installation Record
The U.S. residential solar market broke the quarterly installation record, with 712 megawatts installed during the third quarter of 2019. Fifteen…
Codes + Standards
World’s First 3D-Printed Neighborhood Has Its First Houses
The first new homes in the world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood were recently constructed in rural Mexico. Each home takes 24 hours to construct…
Kansas City is First in Nation to Offer Free Public Transportation
Kansas City, Missouri, will make bus rides free next year, becoming the first major metropolis in the U.S. to provide no-fare public transit. The…
Energy Efficiency Initiatives Have Significantly Cut Energy Consumption per Square Foot
Energy efficiency initiatives have saved hundreds of billions of dollars in energy costs while preventing sharp increases in greenhouse gas…
Freddie Mac’s Green Advantage Program Now Focuses on Workforce Housing
Freddie Mac recently announced a continued commitment to the Green Advantage program by shifting focus to workforce housing. Green Advantage…
