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...
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.
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...
Are Builders Keeping Up With the Great Energy Shift?
Homebuyers have changed the way they think about energy. The question is whether the housing...
The Value Vault: Where Value Per Square Foot Comes to Life
Welcome to our brand-new Value Vault, Green Builder Media's growing collection of companies...
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...
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,...
