New Construction Projects

single-family house with car

Single-Family Permits Continue to Fall

An outdoor living space by Sun West Custom Homes that includes transition zones and water elements

Outdoor Living Spaces That Make You Want to Step Outside

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Starter Home Designs for All Ages

palm trees in Florida-Rinehart Homes, in Manatee County, Fla., shifts to building affordable homes

High-End Custom Builder Pivots to Affordable Housing

@nikolasnoonan | Changing codes in Tornado Alley, downtown housing's hefty premium, insulation materials' impact on indoor air quality, more OSHA inspections to come, and U.S. Department of Energy's homeowner resource for energy improvements

This Week's Codes and Standards, May 13

@ivnbgdnv | The American Enterprise Institute released a new study entitled "Will homebuilding finally evolve? Lessons from the American experience with factory-built housing."

STUDY: 'Will Home Building Finally Evolve?'

@chuklanov | Utah home prices are continuing their upward trend and many buyers are now priced out of local for-sale homes. Builder Clark Ivory is "on the warpath" to add more affordable supply.

Utah Builder 'All-In' on Affordable Homes

@rpnickson | Many urbanists have argued that building more housing will help ease the nation's affordability crunch. A forthcoming paper argues that city economies, rather than housing supply, are at the heart of growing spatial inequality.

Zoning 'Cautionary Tale'

@tiamariej | In East Dallas, Hoffman Homes' Abode at White Rock project has experienced a 30- to 40-day weather delay thus far, pushing back plans to grade the eight lots.

Dallas' Rain Delay

Dallas

Dallas-Fort Worth Leads Q1 Home Starts

@chuttersnap | ABC says best practices would improve site safety by 680 percent, Bay Area ZIP codes need six figures to afford a home, DOE says 2018 IECC will save nearly 2 percent on energy, switching gas stoves to electric induction, and the question--why do builder associations oppose efficiency codes?

This Week's Codes and Standards, May 6

@adrien | Appliance and tech conglomerate Samsung is looking to expand its reach beyond smart phones and Internet of Things (IoT)-connected fridges, ranges, and TVs into home building. 

Samsung's Smart Home Wager

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