Construction

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Construction Among Fastest-Growing Jobs for Women

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Summer Reading

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Modular Construction Can Deliver Projects 50% Faster

Among the options for flashing penetrations, using a flashing panel is the best.

Avoid Water Intrusion and Leaks: Penetration Flashing Done Right

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The Case for Wood-Frame Construction

There are commonsense ways to get hot water to your hot water tap faster in new homes.

Reducing Hot Water Wait Time

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A Septic Game Changer

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Lighter Steel Makes Housing Taller

@nikolasnoonan | Changing codes in Tornado Alley, downtown housing's hefty premium, insulation materials' impact on indoor air quality, more OSHA inspections to come, and U.S. Department of Energy's homeowner resource for energy improvements

This Week's Codes and Standards, May 13

@chuttersnap | ABC says best practices would improve site safety by 680 percent, Bay Area ZIP codes need six figures to afford a home, DOE says 2018 IECC will save nearly 2 percent on energy, switching gas stoves to electric induction, and the question--why do builder associations oppose efficiency codes?

This Week's Codes and Standards, May 6

Tims savings of off-site vs. on-site construction for the Professional Builder 2019 Housing Giants

2019 Housing Giants: Easy Does It

Most builders and component suppliers do a marginal job of calculating true, fully loaded, total cost when comparing construction methods.

On-Site vs. Off-Site: a Total Cost Analysis