Codes + Standards Growth of home solar power leads Barclays bank to downgrade utility bonds Barclays anticipates status quo switch to renewable energy caused by declining cost trends
Codes + Standards AGC to study causes of construction deaths, injuries Common threads in fatalities are being analyzed for better safety standards
Market Data + Trends Housing production falls 6.5 percent in May Declines in both single- and multifamily starts pushed nationwide housing production down 6.5 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of just over 1 million units.
Market Data + Trends Builder confidence rises four points in June Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose four points in to reach a level of 49 on the Housing Market Index (HMI).
features Federal rules, local missteps holding up housing aid for superstorm Sandy victims Measures designed to protect against the fraud and misspending rampant after Hurricane Katrina have held up housing aid for thousands of...
features Keyless home entry on the rise Several manufacturers are working on technology-based door lock systems that can be operated through a smartphone, which may ultimately...
features Mortgage applications drop 9.2 percent as rates increase Data from two separate weekly indices showed mortgage applications were down 9.2 percent from last week, and refinance activity dropped 13...
features NAHB: May housing picture not as clear as it seems The sharp decline in housing starts and permits in May is not as damaging as it first appears, according to the National Association of Home...
features May housing starts, permits fall well shy of expectations U.S. Census Bureau data for May revealed housing starts for the month came in significantly lower than expected, reaching just 1.001 million...
Codes + Standards U.S. infrastructure quality ranks only 19th in the world The American Society for Civil Engineers estimates $3.6 trillion in upgrades needed by 2020