Zoning

Greg Ugalde, president of Connecticut-based builder T&M Building Co. and new chairman of the National Association of Home Builders recently spoke with the Associated Press about the industry.

Q & A: NAHB's New Chairman

ADUs in D.C., Alabama tornado highlights lack of shelter in impoverished communities, the need to address urban sprawl to fight worsening climate concerns, new rainwater harvesting standard, and Tesla's Powerwall firewall among solar installers, 

This Week's Codes and Standards, March 11

In January, Bellevue, Wash. home prices cooled 6.2 percent annually. But new expansion plans from Amazon could reignite the suburb's market.

Amazon's Growing Footprint

Statewide rent control in Oregon, bills that would keep design out of the hands of cities and counties, flame retardant-free building insulation in California, construction wage theft violations, and the impact of persistent flooding in coastal cities 

This Week's Codes and Standards, March 4

Living large with great efficiency, these floor plan house review designs find a fit in single-family home’s sweet spot

Missing Middle Designs

Utah's housing zoning reform bill, SB34, aims to increase supply of affordable housing, and may be a useful case study for other cities and states around the country.

Utah's Balanced YIMBY Bill

Developers are increasingly addressing the need for a greater variety of housing options for middle-income households, or "missing middle housing."

Filling in the Middle

Border wall causing real estate battle in Texas and California. Homeowners are unhappy at the possibility, particularly since the government notoriously low-balls properties in eminent domain.

Real Estate's Battleground

Fire sprinkler law, how downtown investment pays off for cities and regions, ISO publishes first global BIM standards, NYPL branch project to include affordable housing, tightening existing home envelopes in Boston to meet climate goals

This Week's Codes and Standards, February 11

Aerial view of empty parking lot | Zoning reform has emerged as a popular solution in the national debate surrounding affordability in housing, but a recent study's findings are complicating the matter.

Affordability's Zoning Reform Question

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KTGY's Bill Ramsey on overcoming the stigma surrounding density

Chicago residential street | A new study of Chicago upzoning published in the journal Urban Affairs Review finds that the changes led to higher home prices, and no noticeable impact on local housing stock.

New Study Complicates Zoning Reform

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