Light But Tough: MDLR Brands’ Building Panels
The Tennessee-based manufacturer creates durable, energy-efficient SIPs and builds modular homes ranging from ADUs to luxury residences
Combining Concrete and Offsite Manufacturing to Create Resilient Homes
Florida-based Onx Homes builds with low-carbon concrete that can withstand 175 mph winds and delivers homes in only about 30 days
Building Homes with ‘Legos on Steroids’
Stronger and lighter than concrete, RENCO USA’s composite blocks are simply stacked on top of each other and glued into place
Concrete Wall Panels Help Build Noncombustible Homes
NileBuilt’s net-zero homes are built with concrete wall panels—creating fire, flood, and wind resilience
Prefab, Modular Homebuilder Touts Energy and Cost Benefits
California-based Dvele delivers high-performance, healthy homes resilient to fire and extreme weather conditions
Mass Timber and Prefab, Stronger Together
For commercial and, increasingly, housing projects, Mercer Mass Timber supplies products that can help developers realize long-term operational savings
Bamboo: Not Just for Your Floor Anymore
Illinois-based Lamboo produces an engineered bamboo that can be used for interior, exterior, and structural applications.
Harvard Graduates Devise Community-Scale Geothermal Energy Solution
Over 150 students sought to find creative solutions to common industry problems during Ivory Innovation’s annual Hack-A-House competition.
KB Home Launches First Microgrid Communities in California
All-electric, solar- and battery-powered energy-smart connected communities offer greater energy-efficient and resilient new homes.
Building for Resilience: The Roof as a First Defense
The resilience of a roof, its ability to withstand weather conditions and storms, is increasingly important as concerns mount over climate change and the severe weather events accompanying it.
Accommodating Climate Change—With Elegance
Architecture firm FORMA creates an award-winning design for a beachfront home that hovers above rising waters.
Foam Homes Deliver Efficiency and Savings—and Can Withstand Hurricane Winds
An Arizona company has devised a homebuilding system that creates an entire structure out of lightweight foam covered with a cement composite.
What Else Could We Print Houses Out Of?
Hempcrete, synthetic cement, polypropylene, the list goes on… Many 3D construction printing companies are studying what other materials we could use in printing homes. What solutions are the most likely to make it?
As Wildfires Worsen, Consider Homes Made of Steel
A California builder reimagines the military Quonset hut as a noncombustible home.
Robots and Prefabs and Printing, Oh My!
Mighty Buildings utilizes automation, ultraviolet light, and more innovations to 3D-print its prefabricated homes. What else do they do differently?
What Contractors Should Know About Composite Roofing
For remodeling projects, composite roofing offers a number of benefits for homeowners weary from storm damage or maintenance.
