Navigating Flood-Resilience Standards Without Compromising Affordability
NAHB Policy Briefing: Flood-resilience standards; townhouse market share data
Public Comment Period Opens for National Green Building Standard Updates
The 45-day public comment period for draft 2 of the 2024 NGBS begins on April 12, 2024
US Counties Most Vulnerable to Extreme Winter Weather in 2024
When it comes to extreme winter weather events, Midwestern counties bear the brunt and suffer the greatest associated financial losses
Florida Multifamily Housing Complex Built Using Lego Block–Like System
This patented mineral composite, fiber-reinforced building system stacks Lego-like blocks to create a building solution its creator says is both sustainable and resilient
How to Protect Homes From Extreme Heat
With 2023 on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, builders and designers are taking a more resilient design approach to homes in areas prone to extreme temperatures
NAHB Chairman's Message: Proposal to Create Climate Risk Committee
NAHB will continue to be the housing industry’s voice regarding climate issues, with NAHB's Leadership Council recommending the creation of a new Climate Risk Committee
Resilient Construction
How Alternative Building Systems Are Helping a Strained Workforce
Builders battling a seemingly endless barrage of materials shortages and price hikes are finding a solution in the form of insulated concrete building systems
Resilient Construction
How Low-Cost, Allergy-Free ‘Passive’ Homes Offer an Affordable Housing Solution
Passive buildings offer energy efficiency paired with a health and wellness guarantee
Resilient Construction
How Climate Tech Start-Ups Are Helping People Protect Their Homes
These companies are helping homeowners fortify their properties against intensifying climate catastrophes
Build to Rent
Office-to-Housing Conversions Offer Potential Solution for Metro Areas Affected by the Pandemic
Vacant office spaces could provide a housing solution to meet rising rental demand
Environmental
IECC Report Shows Warming Climate Across U.S.
Here are the regions reporting the most substantial changes.
New-Construction Projects
The World's Largest Community of 3D-Printed Homes Is Coming to Austin
ICON, Lennar, and BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group are unveiling the future of construction technology
Resilient Construction
4 Principles for Building Resilient Homes
How to design a 100-year home built to last
Resilient Construction
New Housing Design in Alaska Combines Indigenous Wisdom with 21st Century Technology
I realized … that incorporating the wisdom of a people who had over 10,000 to 20,000 years adapted to one of the harshest climates was an important step
Resilient Construction
Natural Disasters Now Factor Into Where Homebuyers Want to Live
Also, about one-third of the 3,000 homeowners surveyed are considering selling their home, moving, or both to avoid a potential disaster in the future
Resilient Construction
Mortgage Market Is Not Ready for Climate Change
As the mortgage industry wonders what to do next it will have to pivot from risk models that are focused on credit and operating risk underwritten and priced by insurance companies.
