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....
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.
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...
Do You Know What Today’s Homebuyers Really Want?
New COGNITION Smart Data reveals how energy efficiency, resilience, wellness, and affordability are...
Promised Land? Renewed Interest in the Resilient Belt
Plus: Lincoln, Neb., Joins LEED Platinum city club, housing investment takes a back seat to...
What’s Behind the Walls Is Worth More Than You Think
Price is easy to measure. Performance, durability, and peace of mind are harder. Countertops,...
Airbnb Bets $250 Million on Housing, “Let America Build” Goes National, Robots Tiptoe Into Construction
Housing supply efforts hit local opposition, while automation, free DOE expertise, plastic-free...
Old Homes Make a Comeback, ICE Raids Hit Homebuilding, and Passive House Outperforms Codes
From construction labor shortages to a surprising affordable housing disconnect, this week’s news...
The Housing Shortage Myth
New housing data reveals a market that is starved and saturated at the same time. The real problem...
50,000 Homes: The Mormon Church’s Big Housing Bet
Plus, construction spending slides, windowless bedrooms get the boot, plug-in solar gains momentum,...
Can We Recycle Our Way Out of a Water Crisis?
Dr. Sybil Sharvelle explores how circular water systems could help the West confront a rapidly...
Housing’s New Reality: Build It to Survive
Stronger building codes prove their worth as homes face escalating threats from hurricanes,...
When the Grid Goes Down, Will Your Home Still Protect You?
Passive survivability is changing the conversation about what a high-performance home should...
AI Is Talking About You to Home Buyers
Plus: shopping malls become neighborhoods, sheep graze massive solar farms, small builders emerge...
