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
Building Materials
Lumber Prices Spike 29% in September, Highest Monthly Gain on Record
Last month, prices paid for goods used in residential construction increased by 1.8%. NAHB says the core index for building materials declined in…
Construction
Home Sales Outpace Construction Starts by Record Margin
Newly-built single-family home sales have outpaced for-sale single-family construction starts, according to NAHB. The association says due to the…
Off-Site Construction
How Builders Intend to Use Off-Site Methods in 5 Years
In just one year, an increasing number of builders reported intent to utilize off-site construction within the next five years. Home Innovation’s…
Prefab + Panelization
Prefab Methods Struggle to Compete With Traditional Techniques
While prefab methods may seem like a quick fix to many home building problems, the transition is not as easy as it sounds. One homeowner went off…
Labor + Trade Relations
Construction Labor Market Shows Normalization in July, August
Despite waves of layoffs in March and April, the construction labor market continues to rebound. Hiring rates in the construction sector were back…
Resilient Construction
Wildfire Prevention Includes Rebuilding Safer Homes
How do you prevent wildfires from ravaging more neighborhoods, homes, and lives? The answer may not be found in foliage management, but home…
Design
Amenities Homeowners Request Most
The hottest trends right now for residential design are all a result of the pandemic. The American Institute of Architect’s third quarter 2020…
Construction
Single-Family Lot Sizes Drop to Record Low
Since the Census Bureau began tracking lot sizes for single-family detached homes in 1992, lot sizes have only decreased. Last year, lot sizes…
Affordability
Home Price Increases May End When This Happens
What will be the demise of the housing industry’s unprecedented boom? As more obstacles and hurdles are thrown at the industry, it somehow keeps…
Construction
As Residential Construction Booms, Nonresidential Suffers
The residential construction industry has rebounded greatly since the beginning of the pandemic, but the same cannot be said for nonresidential…
