5 Steps to Cracking the Code for a High-Performance Home
As a model of energy savings, water conservation, indoor comfort and health, and use of on-site renewable energy, The New American Home 2024 offers valuable lessons
Proven Ways to Improve Jobsite Productivity
Consider these solutions for reducing cycle time, hard costs, dry runs, rework, miscommunication, and overall inefficiencies on the jobsite
What Does It Cost to Build a Single-Family Home?
A closer look at the itemized costs in each stage of construction for a single-family home
5 Ways to Silence Squeaky Floors
Take these tips to heart to deliver quiet floors and satisfied homeowners
Which States and Construction Trades Rely Most on Immigrant Workers?
California and Texas have higher concentrations of immigrants in their construction workforce, and certain skilled trades also rely more on foreign-born labor than others
Tips for Placing HVAC Ducts in Conditioned Space
See how putting HVAC ducts inside conditioned space in a home benefits both the builder and the homeowner
Sustainability
Home Construction Using ICFs: Building for Sustainability, One Block at a Time
The 2021 Sustainable, Healthier Home kicks off with a cost- and labor-efficient structural system: using insulated concrete forms
Sales + Marketing
The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders
More than a marketing tool, 3D modeling can save time and money by providing greater accuracy
Building Materials
Lumber Prices Turn Negative for First Time This Year
After two months of continuous price drops, lumber costs are now down 0.6% from 2021’s starting price. Lumber futures for September dropped 5.6%…
Construction
Why Do Builders Continue to Use Lumber?
Despite skyrocketing prices and supply shortages, few home builders are willing to use construction methods other than traditional wood framing.…
Construction
Home Building Grew at the Fastest Rate in 7 Years in 2020
New single-family home construction increased by 12% in 2020 from the previous year, marking the most rapid growth rate since 2013. There were 993…
Construction
The Current State of Construction Job Openings
The hot housing market remains in a 299,000 worker deficit, according to May data from the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The…
Construction
Most Builders Raise Prices, Pre-Order Materials to Combat Shortages
Faced with widespread shortages and rising material costs, home builders have reacted in an array of ways to combat difficult supply chain…
NAHB
NAHB Chairman's Message: NAHB Launches Diversity Compact to Expand Opportunities
How the National Association of Home Builders is working toward a more inclusive and diverse home building industry
Construction
Home Builders Ramped Up, Shortening Construction Time by 10 Days
The housing market needs homes fast and builders delivered, bringing home construction times down by 10 days in 2020 The Census Bureau’s 2020…
Build to Rent
Inside the Single-Family Rental Demand
A new joint report by the Urban Land Institute and RCLCO Real Estate Consulting found the single-family rental market has undergone an impressive…
