Codes + Standards Freddie Mac CEO Has Reservations about Rent Control As the housing affordability crisis worsens, rent control measures have been enacted in Oregon and New York City, and are gaining momentum...
Codes + Standards Atlanta’s First ‘Smart Neighborhood’ is a Test Bed for Efficiency Technology The Department of Energy is using a new “smart neighborhood” in Atlanta as a living laboratory to evaluate how homeowners are using energy...
Codes + Standards Updated 'Framework for Affordable Housing' Document Available from ILFI The International Living Future Institute has released an updated version of the Living Building Framework for Affordable Housing. This...
Codes + Standards Coaching Pays Off for New Managers Those in the engineering and construction industries that undergo a coaching program are more engaged and better able to perform in new...
Codes + Standards Mixed-Use Mini-City in Las Vegas Will use Innovative Smart City Technologies Bleutech Park Las Vegas, a $7.5 billion mixed-use project, will incorporate state-of-the-art smart city technologies. The project, which...
Codes + Standards Atlantic and Gulf Coast Property Owners Building Bigger Homes After Hurricanes Researchers have found that houses built along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts in the years following a hurricane typically increased in size...
Codes + Standards Housing Advocates Sue California City for Blocking Housing Project Housing advocates have sued the City of Los Altos, Calif., alleging that city staff and the City Council illegally blocked a housing project...
Codes + Standards Minneapolis Eliminates Single-Family Home Zoning Aiming to alleviate a housing shortage, the City of Minneapolis has eliminated all single-family home zoning districts. The city of 428,000...
Codes + Standards More Designers Focusing on Acoustic Properties of Buildings A growing number of designers are paying close attention to the acoustic properties of buildings. With studies indicating that noisy work...
Codes + Standards New Technology, Aligning Training with Local Trends Among Keys to Workforce Development Overcoming a shortage of construction workers will require new approaches by the industry, according to a new NAIOP report. Key findings...