Is Housing Demand Changing? Plus Plug-In Solar Laws and Builder Incentives
From the costs households face to the way homes connect with the grid, this week’s news looks at...
Cati O'Keefe
Cati O’Keefe is the editorial director of Green Builder Media. She has 25 years of experience reporting and writing on all aspects of residential housing, building and energy codes, green building, and sustainability.
Unvented Attics: What Builders Get Wrong—and How to Get Them Right
Building science expert Daran Wastchak explains how unvented attics can improve efficiency,...
Geothermal: A Scalable Building Strategy
As energy standards rise, builders are looking for ways to improve home performance without adding...
Homebuilding’s 2027 Outlook, Google Eyes Virtual Power Plants, and 7 Spooky House Listings
From D.R. Horton’s robot builders to solar’s role in holding down wholesale electricity prices, the...
Where Is Plug-In Solar Legal? State-by-State Map
Ten states have enacted laws to ease the path for outlet-connected solar systems. But system size,...
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Builders Face 2027 Headwinds, but New Opportunities Are Taking Shape
New COGNITION Smart Data research finds cost pressure and buyer caution across the housing...
What Should a Smaller Home Give Back?
Architect Bill Ramsey joins Sara Gutterman to rethink what makes a home valuable—and why square...
Bayou Architecture for Climate Resilience, Cities Get Permitting Support, and Can Heat Pumps Lower Electric Rates?
From climate-ready homes to smarter remodeling and new building tools, this week’s stories look at...
Home Buyers Will Compromise on the House, Not the Monthly Payment
New COGNITION Smart Data reveals buyers may be more flexible about the home they buy than the...
Net Zero Is Becoming a Long-Term Power Play
New COGNITION Smart Data shows a dramatic shift in buyer interest in all-electric homes,...
Cash to Go Electric, Rice Husk Homes, and 97 Zero-Energy Senior Homes
From California’s gas-line debate to rice-husk siding and full-cost affordability, this week’s...
The Most Important Parts of a Home May Be the Ones You Never See
DuPont’s Alan Hubbell talks with Green Builder Media CEO Sara Gutterman about durability, building...
CA Overrides Local Zoning, Mass Timber Moves Into Housing, Energy Tax Credits End
Mass timber, electrification, and resilience advance even as affordability pressures and...
