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 Local builders say reforming an outdated federal permitting process could help
New Jersey to Become First State to Require Builders to Consider Climate Change Impact
New Jersey will become the first state in the U.S. to require builders to consider the impact of climate change in order to gain project approval…
Rentership Communities Trending Up This Year
Rentership communities, single-family home communities with rental housing rather than for-sale housing, are expected to be a major trend among…
Minneapolis Now Requires Homeowners to Collect Energy Efficiency Data Before a Sale
All homeowners of one- and two-family homes in the city of Minneapolis must now collect energy efficiency data before they can list their homes…
Codes + Standards
Tech Companies’ Efforts to Fix Housing Crisis Face High Hurdles
Large high tech employers Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Facebook have all taken steps to alleviate the affordable housing shortage in their…
Affordability
Half of Manhattan’s New Residential Skyscrapers Are Empty
When it comes to housing, New York is a literally a tale of two cities. About half of the luxury-condo units that have come onto the market in the…
Updated Engineered Wood Construction Guide Now Available
An updated APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, Form E30,…
High-Performance Homes
Zero Energy Ready Home Adoption Is Accelerating
Sam Rashkin, chief architect of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office, says that the construction of zero energy ready…
Rent Control Policies Backfire on Goal of Boosting Affordable Housing
Rent control policies have the unintended effect of decreasing the housing supply, according to a new study by the National Apartment Association…
Momentum Building Toward Denser Housing Policies
In recent years, cities and states on the West Coast have enacted policies to encourage denser housing development. Within the past year, this…
Fenestration Rating Council Earns ANSI Certification
The National Fenestration Rating Council’s (NFRC) FenStar Certification Program has received American National Standards Institute (ANSI)…
