Revised U.S. Light Bulb Standards Seek to Reduce Utility Bills and Cut Emissions
Recently announced lighting standards will limit the production and distribution of costly and inefficient bulbs
NAHB Chairman’s Message: Development of Next National Green Building Standard Underway
Home Innovation Research Labs has begun the process of developing the next edition of the ICC-700 NGBS, the national standard used to define and measure sustainable design and construction
Preparations Begin for the 2024 National Green Building Standard Update
Home Innovations Research Labs is kicking off preparations for its newest changes to the 2020 National Green Building Standard
How to Prevent Moisture Problems in Brick Veneer Walls
Clogged drainage cavities and blocked weeps can be catastrophic, and they appear to be more common than ever
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Regulations
Why Some Employers Are Waiting Out OSHA's Vaccine Mandate
Legal experts worry that the wait might not be worth the gamble
Construction
New Federal Nationwide Wetlands Permits Suspended
How a new court ruling is halting the use of new NWPs
Coronavirus Resources and Information
What to Expect From OSHA's New COVID Vaccine Standard
How contractors and employers can prepare for new workplace vaccine requirements
Codes + Standards
California’s Bid to Make New Buildings Greener Will Raise Cost
Some energy and building experts say California’s building code update that will require new homes and commercial buildings to switch from natural gas to electric heating, cooling, and power will drive up the state’s already high construction costs
Codes + Standards
New California Energy Code Makes Moves Toward Zero Emission Buildings
The California Energy Commission recently announced the 2022 update of the statewide building energy code will require new buildings to use less…
NAHB
NAHB Chairman's Message: Regulations Add $93,870 to a New Home’s Price
How overregulation is exacerbating the nation’s housing affordability crisis
NAHB
NAHB Chairman's Letter: Finding Common Ground
At the National Association of Home Builders, we are not Republicans or Democrats, we’re Housers
Codes + Standards
NAHB Critiques FEMA Study on Resiliency
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is taking issue with a new study by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that quantified the…
High-Performance Homes
Can High Performance Be Cheaper Than Code Compliant?
On this week's installment of The Weekly, Jim Nostedt, president of SEEFAR Building Analytics, lays out a formula that shows how total cost of…
Codes + Standards
NAHB Successfully Appeals Two Proposed Changes to the IECC
Two of the National Association of Home Builders’ appeals to the 2021 building code were accepted by the International Code Council Board of…
