Codes + Standards ‘Gentle’ Density Increases Could Help Alleviate High Housing Costs In some cities, many single-family neighborhoods could add housing if zoning allowed “gentle” increases in density, according to the...
Codes + Standards Buildings Most Damaged in Alaskan Quake Were Outside Code Enforcement Zone Buildings in certain parts of the Anchorage area suffered more damage than in other sections of the metro area from a 7.1-Magnitude...
Codes + Standards Durability Is Critical to Building Low-Carbon Homes Building a low-carbon-embedded home is the new green goal for some homebuilders. The durability of the structure is an important...
Codes + Standards USGBC Launches New Tool to Prioritize Sustainability Strategies The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently launched Insight, a new data-driven tool that highlights building project design features...
Codes + Standards Berkley Lab Report Shows Solar Panel Prices Continue to Drop The latest annual report from Berkeley Lab on in trends among grid-connected, distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United...
Demographics Age-in-Place Technology Slows Demand for Senior Housing Age-in-Place technology may be reducing demand for senior housing. This may explain why developers have seen big bets on elder-specific...
Codes + Standards New Research Examines Flood Mitigation Policies in the U.S. A new report funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts—in partnership with Dewberry— examines policies of 13 states or cities that have adopted...
Codes + Standards USGBC Unveils Vision for LEED Positive The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its LEED Positive vision statement and LEED development roadmap that will “lay the...
Codes + Standards Report Shows Reducing Embodied Carbon Can Save Money and Help Mitigate Climate Change Embodied carbon in buildings accounts for 11% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, according to The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI)...
Codes + Standards Most California Homeowners Are Unprepared for Major Earthquakes In California, homeowners have to accept the fact that their property could be damaged by a major earthquake. An insurance executive says...