Resilient Construction The Need for Resilient Construction Is Real. How Are Home Builders Responding? Increasingly frequent and intense natural disasters are driving resilient construction in more U.S. markets, but most builders aren’t going beyond what’s mandated by code
Codes + Standards OSHA Plans Multiple Revisions to Rules Impacting Construction Industry in 2020 OSHA is planning new regulations governing several workplace practices that will impact the construction industry in 2020. OSHA plans to...
Codes + Standards New Certification Program for Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl Tile The Resilient Floor Covering Institute and SCS Global Services have unveiled a new program to ensure the quality of Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl...
Codes + Standards Boston’s Beefed Up Wetlands Ordinance Will Limit Development The City of Boston recently adopted a new wetlands ordinance that will protect wetland areas and direct the city’s conservation commission...
Solar More Than Four In Ten of U.S. Homeowners Considering Installing Solar Panels Forty six percent of U.S. homeowners say they have given serious thought to adding solar panels at their home in the past year, according to...
Codes + Standards Residential Solar Market Breaks Quarterly Installation Record The U.S. residential solar market broke the quarterly installation record, with 712 megawatts installed during the third quarter of 2019....
Codes + Standards World’s First 3D-Printed Neighborhood Has Its First Houses The first new homes in the world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood were recently constructed in rural Mexico. Each home takes 24 hours to...
Codes + Standards Kansas City is First in Nation to Offer Free Public Transportation Kansas City, Missouri, will make bus rides free next year, becoming the first major metropolis in the U.S. to provide no-fare public transit...
Codes + Standards Energy Efficiency Initiatives Have Significantly Cut Energy Consumption per Square Foot Energy efficiency initiatives have saved hundreds of billions of dollars in energy costs while preventing sharp increases in greenhouse gas...
Codes + Standards Freddie Mac’s Green Advantage Program Now Focuses on Workforce Housing Freddie Mac recently announced a continued commitment to the Green Advantage program by shifting focus to workforce housing. Green Advantage...