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
Scientists Create the First Transparent Solar Panels
The creation of window-like solar panels could mean a wider rollout and solar energy usage—once…
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…
(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?
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Smart Home
Smart Device Partners and Energy Management for the Connected Home
Should home builders work with one of the big three—Apple, Amazon, Google—on a connected home solution? And what about energy management? Is microgrid technology the answer?
Digital Marketing
The Year of Catalytic Disruption
Key ways home builders can use digital solutions to cater to consumers in today’s ever-evolving landscape
Solar
Net Zero Energy: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home's Solution for Solar
The Ultimate Zero Energy Now Home takes a holistic approach to optimizing investments in renewable solar energy at production scale
Digital Marketing
New Normal for Master Planned Communities' Sales, Marketing
If there was ever a time for builders to pivot toward digital marketing and virtual tools, the pandemic would be it.
Coronavirus Resources and Information
Doctor Saves Construction Worker’s Life Via FaceTime
Telehealth has proven itself essential during the pandemic, allowing patients to get care without risking exposure to COVID-19. In March, Dr.
Solar
New Material Could Raise Efficiency of Solar Panels
A new crystalline material called perovskite could boost the ability of solar panels to create electrical energy from sunlight.
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
Modular Homes
Ken Semler on Franchising's Role in Helping Modular Building Grow
Can a national franchise be the solution to what is holding back single-family residential construction from modular building?
Sustainability
Cross-Laminated Timber Construction Touted as Affordable, Green
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other mass timber products are considered greener than concrete and steel, primarily because the carbon emissions
Coronavirus Resources and Information
Modular Manufactured Pandemic Isolation Rooms Can Be Converted to Housing
Modular home manufacturers are collaborating on isolation living units in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
