California’s Bid to Make New Buildings Greener Will Raise Cost
Some energy and building experts warn that California’s building code update to 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.
New California Energy Code Makes Moves Toward Zero Emission Buildings
The California Energy Commission recently announced the 2022 update of the statewide building…
NAHB Chairman's Letter: Regulations Add $93,870 to a New Home’s Price
How overregulation is exacerbating the nation’s housing affordability crisis
NAHB Chairman's Letter: Finding Common Ground
At the National Association of Home Builders, we are not Republicans or Democrats, we’re Housers
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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…
Codes + Standards
Austin Implements Stricter Codes for Wildfire Protection
Austin, Texas, became the first major city in the state to enact a stricter code for wildfire protection. While the city was prepared to respond…
Codes + Standards
How Excessive Design Standards Hurt Affordability
NAHB Housing Policy Briefing | Stringent residential design standards imposed by local governments are affecting housing costs; the impact of new residential construction on the broader economy (chart)
Electrical
Will GFCI Revisions for Manufacturers Confuse Trades?
The back and forth on changes for ground-fault circuit interrupters and revisions to UL 943 has the potential to affect not just the reputations of home builders, electricians, and manufacturers, but the safety of homeowners and consumers as well
Codes + Standards
Americans Agree on Strict Building Codes for Fire, Flood Zones
Public opinion on climate change shows that Americans care more about the environment than elected officials, according to recently released…
Resilient Construction
3 Ways to Use Building Codes to Slow Climate Change
Architects, builders, manufacturers, and inspectors have a role to play in improving energy efficiency and resiliency through building codes
Coronavirus Resources and Information
OSHA Updates List of COVID-19 Resources for Construction Industry
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an updated list of COVID-19 resources from various federal and state agencies and…
Building Materials
American Wood Council Updates Report on Fire Resistance of Wood Members and Assemblies
The American Wood Council (AWC) released an updated “Technical Report 10 (TR10), Calculating the Fire Resistance of Wood Members and Assemblies…
