Codes + Standards New ASTM Standard Will Reduce Amount Of Roofing Materials That End Up In Landfills The “D8013, Guide for Establishing a Recycle Program for Roof Covers” will compare the costs for disposal versus recycling
Codes + Standards Opinions Mixed About Whether New Codes Would Have Reduced Tennessee Wildfire Damage Researchers say the choice of materials, distance from trees, and accessibility to firefighters can greatly increase survival of people and buildings
Paints / Stains / Finishes The Best Black Paint Colors Homeowners don't need to be in a state of hopelessness or despair to want to paint things black. In fact, the darkest hue can be quite an...
Sales Housing Market May Not Reach Its Full Potential In 2017 Potential Home Sales, a metric from First American Financial Corp., increased to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 6.1 million in...
Showers + Tubs Housing Stock Will Need to Accommodate Those Who Will Age in Place A recent report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies noted that by 2035, one-third of U.S. households will be headed by someone...
Sales Annual Existing Home Sales Jump 15.4 Percent In November Rising mortgage rates are no joke to eager homebuyers. According to Realtor.com, existing home sales rose 15.4 percent year-over-year in...
Sales Yuba City, Calif., Emerges As One Of The Nation's Hottest Housing Markets Ranked 41st in November, California's Yuba City — a city of about 65,000 located 40 miles north of Sacramento — rose 30 spots to No. 11 in...
Economics Brooklyn Named The Least Affordable Place To Buy A Home Brooklyn has become an exceptionally popular place for young adults. They must all be renting, unless they're making big bucks. Through...
Sales Home Values Continue To Accelerate, Reach Fastest Pace In A Decade The median U.S. home value has seen 52 consecutive months of annual growth, but the rate has sped up considerably since September. The...
Codes + Standards DOE Report Outlines Health Benefits Of Home Performance Upgrades No systematic review of this evidence had been previously conducted