CA Overrides Local Zoning, Mass Timber Moves Into Housing, Energy Tax Credits End
Mass timber, electrification, and resilience advance even as affordability pressures and...
What Happens When an AI Data Center Reaches the End of Its Useful Life?
The AI boom is bringing massive data centers to communities across the country. Urban planner Dr....
Could Wildfire Risk Hurt Your Mortgage—or Get You a Better Deal?
Plus: cars join the home energy microcosm, plants move from décor to building science, and...
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Don’t Pull the Plug on Your Water Heater without Research
If you don’t want to take a bath (financially), it pays to compare water heater options before you...
Got ice dams? What to do and how to prevent them
Ice dams, both awe-inspiring and terrifying, can damage homes when snow melts on a warm roof and...
Solve Your Buyers’ Monthly Payment Dilemma
Lender partnerships can help builders to ease financial burdens for their buyers.
Net Zero Is Becoming a Long-Term Power Play
New COGNITION Smart Data shows a dramatic shift in buyer interest in all-electric homes,...
Home Improvement Spending Increases
Affordability pressure is inducing consumers to invest in their current homes, primarily to...
Lived Experience Is Turning Resiliency into a Core Housing Demand
COGNITION Smart Data shows that homeowners who have lived through climate events are rewriting...
Net Zero Is Becoming a Long-Term Power Play
New COGNITION Smart Data shows a dramatic shift in buyer interest in all-electric homes,...
Tight Homes Demand Smarter Ventilation
Why today's builders can't afford to treat ventilation as an afterthought—and what they'll learn...
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BUILDING-SCIENCE
Cost Analysis: Low-E Storm Windows
High-performance storm windows are a lower-cost alternative to window replacement and can save...
Choosing a Wood Stove
A wood stove can take the chill out of winter, but there’s more to choosing one than looks. Here’s...
HEALTHY-HOMES
Wellness by Design
Through architecture, products and systems, VISION House Asheville demonstrates the home and health...
The Sounds of Stress Relief
A whole house audio system at the VISION House Asheville can foster physical and mental health...
CODE-WATCH
Santa Fe Releases Study Highlighting Major Energy and Carbon Savings from Water Conservation
Analysis shows water efficiency as a powerful climate resilience strategy. The City of Santa Fe...
DOE's 2024 IECC Analysis Puts Trust in the Agency to the Test
A dramatic shift in the Department of Energy’s approach to building energy codes raises a bigger...