6th Annual MVP Awards: Healthy Home
The Most Valuable Product Awards showcase the best in new building product design, innovation, and functionality. Here are the winners in the Healthy Home category
Mechanical Ventilation in Homes Works—If You Use It
Building America field studies show a disconnect between intended and actual use of mechanical ventilation systems in newer homes
Smart Technology and Wellness Features Dominate 2024 Kitchen Trends
The National Kitchen & Bath Association's 2024 Kitchen Trends Research Report reveals rising consumer interest in smart tech and wellness features
Radon Mitigation Products for a Healthier Home
These building products work to detect and expel radon from homes, helping ensure occupant safety and health
How to Build Healthy Homes That Protect Homebuyers From Radon
Consider a relatively simple and inexpensive passive mitigation system to vent radon—a radioactive, odorless, invisible gas—and deliver a truly healthy home
Americans More Willing to Stretch Budgets for Sustainable Home Features
Homeowners are investing in more-expensive home features focused on wellness and sustainability
Indoor Air Quality
Why Bringing Fresh Air Into a House Is a Big Deal
Good indoor air quality is critical for occupant health, which is why using a ventilation system is key. These nine products help home builders ensure indoor air in the homes they build is clean and fresh
Healthy Homes
Net Zero Energy: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home's Indoor Air Quality System
The Ultimate Zero Energy Now Home stretches the boundaries of a fully integrated indoor air quality system to address health concerns
Coronavirus Resources and Information
Strategies to Reduce Personal Contact in Multifamily Properties
With the adjustment to lifestyles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, designers are considering options that can make multifamily properties…
Healthy Homes
How Does Humidity Control Equipment Create a Healthier Home?
When thinking of ways to design a healthier home, ventilation and filtration are no brainers. Humidity control, however, is often an afterthought…
Coronavirus Resources and Information
What Building Science Says About Reducing COVID-19 Transmission
In theory, adjusting indoor environments—particularly temperature and relative humidity—could help slow the spread of pathogens like COVID-19…
Construction
Net Zero Energy: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home's Wall Assembly
The Ultimate Zero Energy Now Home proves there’s more than one way to deliver a high-performance wall
Coronavirus Resources and Information
Can You Filter COVID-19 From Indoor Air?
Builders may be wondering if there is an indoor air filtration system that could whisk the coronavirus out of…
Codes + Standards
Drinking Water Treatment Units Must Meet Stricter Lead Reduction Requirement
The joint committee governing the American National Standards for drinking water treatment units recently lowered the maximum allowable…
Net Zero
What Do Homebuyers Want? Builders Adopt a New Strategy
Homebuyer desires are ever-changing and transient. Getting back to some core principles can help builders refocus their business and attract buyers in the process
Healthy Homes
Could Healthy Air Rival Quartz Countertop as a Top Amenity?
As new homes are built tighter and the unintended consequence of trapping inhabitants in stale, unhealthy air increases, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)…
