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
Build to Rent
Texas Builder and Developer Team Up for Single-Family Rental Neighborhoods
Houston-based builder David Weekley Homes and developer ECM Development plan to construct three communities and hundreds of single-family rental…
Construction
New-Home Construction Reaches Highest Level Since 2006
New-home construction starts and permits reached the highest level since 2006 in December, according to MarketWatch. Builders began construction…
Construction
Single-Family Permits 12% Higher Than Previous Year
Nationwide, issued single-family permits in November increased 12.2% compared to the previous year, reports the National Association of Home…
Off-Site Construction
The Off-Site Versus On-Site Construction Debate
Advocates for building homes off-site in a factory and an on-site builder present their cases for why their approaches are best for maximizing…
Housing Policy + Finance
Department of Labor Clarifies Independent Contractor Classification
It will be easier to classify workers between independent contractors and employees, according to the U.S Department of Labor’s latest…
Economics
Residential Construction Employment Outperforms National Employment
As overall nonfarm payroll employment decreased in December amid rising COVID-19 cases, residential construction jobs increased. Nonfarm payroll…
The New American Home
How We Built The New American Home 2021
A first-person account of the annual show home’s construction
Housing Markets
Are You Building in One of the States Americans Leave Most?
United Van Lines analyzed its moving data to identify the top states Americans are fleeing most. For the third year in a row, New Jersey claimed…
Construction
Increases in Private Residential Spending Reflects Strong Growth
Both strong spending on single-family construction and home improvements helped to increase total private residential construction spending in…
Construction
Determining Whether or Not to Take Matters to Court
To take to court or not to take to court? That is the question, and experts say it would be best to avoid litigation, according to Construction…
