The Downside of 3D Home Printing
New communities developed through 3D printing have been making headlines, from a 15 net-zero home…
This Company Says It Can Produce 1,000 Homes From One Factory
California-based modular building company S2A Modular wants to build hundreds of net-positive…
Katerra Wants to Disrupt the Construction Industry
For better or worse, Katerra has created a brand of disruption through prop-tech that either…
Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum
From community solar installations to a push in some municipalities for all-electric building codes, interest in solar keeps growing
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Building Materials
Could This New Material Replace Glass Windows?
The University of Maryland has created a new transparent, glass-like material that offers lower thermal conductivity, greater strength, and less en
Building Technology
The Dilemmas Builders Face With Home Building Technology
With all the available technology out there for builders, why isn’t it easier and faster to build?
Off-Site Construction
Disrupting Home Building: The Rise of IC Outsiders
Industrial construction applied in state-of-the-art, vertically integrated manufacturing facilities is the future of the built environment
Innovation
Scientists Create the First Transparent Solar Panels
The creation of window-like solar panels could mean a wider rollout and solar energy usage—once scientists are able to maximize the transparent pan
Tiny Homes
The Technological Evolution of Tiny Homes
A need or want for a tiny home may seem to counter recent homebuyer trends, but Fast Company says tiny home living remains a reasonable way to addr
Building Technology
(Still) Waiting for the Home Building Technology Revolution
Claims about how new and impressive technologies will revolutionize product and process in home building are nothing new. So why don’t they work?
Innovation
Margaret Whelan on How Capital Is Fueling Innovation
Investment banker Margaret Whelan talks about labor constraints and how access to capital is fueling innovation in a home building industry not typically known for it
Project Management
The Importance of Making Data Use More Efficient
Information rendered as structured data, aggregated from multiple sources, and organized in a common data environment could be a key differentiator for builders
Planning + Development
This Agrihood Connects Suburban Living and Agriculture
One Canadian developer has owned 500 acres of agricultural land in Vancouver since 1989 but remained unsure of what to do with it until now.
Coronavirus Resources and Information
Pandemic Makes Way for Futuristic Home Products
The effects of the pandemic will long stay with the housing industry.
