Codes + Standards Complex, Modern Roof Shapes Put Structures At Risk In High-Speed Winds Suction pressures and strain on roof edges and structural joints can lead to wind and water damage
Codes + Standards Repairs On Hurricane Matthew Damage Could Take A Long Time Due To Labor Shortage Georgia and South Carolina are seeing more requests for new window installation and work on tile roofs
Codes + Standards Home Foreclosures Fall To Pre-Recession Low The decline could he the "final nail in the coffin" of the foreclosure crisis
Codes + Standards What Top-Ranked Energy Efficiency States Are Doing Right On Codes, Utility Mandates California and Massachusetts are the most energy efficient states, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Codes + Standards Florida Home Building Company Settles Construction Defects Lawsuit For $22.5 Million Residents cited construction defects such as water leaks, and claimed that shoddy work was hidden behind stucco walls
Codes + Standards Billionaire Investors Funding Trailer Parks The mobile home industry has healthy demand and a fixed supply
Codes + Standards Solar Power Poised For Explosive Growth, According To Social Predictive Factors An established theory says that when 15% of people accept an innovation — such as residential solar, for example — it will quickly spread to 60% of the target population
Codes + Standards New Sustainable Landscape Development And Management Credential Launched The SITES Accredited Professional (SITES AP) establishes a common framework to define sustainable landscape design and development
Codes + Standards Manufacturers Working To Make Concrete Greener Calera has developed a process to collect 50% of the CO2 emissions from the cement-production process and use it to produce a new type of cement
Codes + Standards Home Prices Nearing Record Highs Home prices have risen by about 5% annually for the last two years