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
Construction
Builder Confidence Takes a Hit Amid Rising Mortgage Rates, Lumber Prices
Builder confidence dipped 2 points this month as pressing issues, such as rising building material prices, delivery times, and mortgage rates,…
Construction
Home Building Trades Most Reliant on Foreign-Born Workforce
Foreign-born construction workers account for 24% of the overall construction workforce, but that share nearly doubles in California and Texas.…
Construction
How Sacramento Plans to Change Construction Process to Address Housing Needs
Due mostly to construction challenges, California’s housing affordability and shortage are noted as one of the country’s most severe. Construction…
Construction
Single-Family Permits Increase 19.2% Across the Country
The total number of single-family permits issued in January 2021 exceeded last year’s levels by 19.2%, for a total difference of 13,535 permits.…
Construction
More Construction Job Openings in January Since Fall 2019
January construction job openings reached a new high while hiring rates actually dipped. Job openings increased by 4% in January, but hiring rates…
Construction
Off-Site Versus On-Site Construction
Advocates for factory-built homes and traditional on-site builder True Homes present their cases for why their respective approaches are best for…
Construction
Number of Immigrant Construction Workers Increases While Share Drops
Immigrant construction workers continue to make up a historic number of total construction workers, but the number of native-born construction…
Women in Construction
Construction Industry Offers Many Opportunities for Women
Despite the small, but growing, share of women in construction, it can be a lucrative field, says Forbes. In construction, there is no…
Women at WIRC
Celebrate Women in Construction Week With the Women in Residential Construction Conference On-Demand
The first live connected Women in Residential Construction Conference was held over three days, featuring informative and inspiring speakers,…
Building Materials
The Path to Today's Lumber Prices and the Future
The path to today’s all-time high lumber prices began back during the Great Recession and prices are unlikely to see relief until 2022, says John…
