Codes + Standards Young Renters Want Concierge Recycling, E-Car Charging, Efficient Appliances Young renters are environmentally conscious and place a higher importance on sustainable features than any other generation has before. This...
Codes + Standards Public Is Willing to Volunteer to Maintain Green Infrastructure Urban communities that opt for green infrastructure, such as rain gardens and on-site water treatment features, might be able to find...
Codes + Standards Recent Dept. of Energy Grants Emphasize Grid-Interactive Building Technology The U.S. Department of Energy’s recent round of energy efficiency grants include funding for technology related to grid-interactive...
Trends Top 10 Hottest Tile Trends for 2020 Whether designers go with modernized marble or ceramic tiles that are dead-ringers for natural wood, one thing is for certain: Tiles are...
Sales Is Renting Cheaper Than Buying? Renting is just throwing money away, right? Not quite: In some of the largest U.S. counties, renting is actually cheaper than buying,...
Energy Efficiency US Solar Jobs Have Risen 167% Since 2010 The future is bright for solar: In just one decade, US solar jobs rose 167 percent. The number of those employed in the solar industry...
Green Design 3 Inspirational Green Projects That Focus on Energy Efficiency, High-Performance Features The buzzword “green” often seems to be thrown around as a marketing ploy, but these three projects have the sustainable features and...
Demographics Which State Has the Happiest—and the Least Happy—Homeowners? Money cannot buy happiness, but having more bedrooms can elevate a buyer's mood: Homeowners who purchased average-priced homes with plenty...
Construction January Housing Starts Show Promise Despite Slight Slowdown Housing starts cooled slightly in January compared to the commendable effort in the close of 2019. But that should not worry builders too...
Demographics U.S. Black Homeownership Rate Surges at the End of the 2010s After struggling to regain its footing post-Great Recession, the black homeownership rate surged 3.4 percentage points in the last two...