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Multifamily

An Innovative Financing Model for Affordable Housing

Maryland’s Montgomery County approved a $100 million fund to finance and speed the production of affordable housing

San Diego Tackles Housing Affordability by Incentivizing ADUs

The City of San Diego’s Ivory Prize-winning ADU Bonus Program allows the construction of one market-rate accessory dwelling unit (ADU) for every affordable-housing ADU

High-performance building envelope home with prefabricated panelized construction

Design

New Initiative Enables Builders to Reduce Embodied Carbon

Launched by the nonprofit RMI, HomebuildersCAN helps single-family and low-rise multifamily builders address an often-overlooked problem in home construction

Builders

Prefab Plus Infill: A Formula for Homes People Can Afford in Places They Want to Live

California-based Villa Homes aims to be 'the Toyota of housing: It works really well, it’s durable, and it’s high quality for the money,' says the CEO

RENCO USA Lego-like building system with composite blocks

Building Materials

Building Homes with ‘Legos on Steroids’

Stronger and lighter than concrete, RENCO USA’s composite blocks are simply stacked on top of each other and glued into place

Modern, white, cube, elegant, minimalist style passive house with large panoramic windows, grey shutters in maintained garden

Healthy Home

The Passive House Network Publishes Guidance for 2024

The “Building Certifier Scope of Services” provides clarification on steps taken to certify a

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Multifamily

An Innovative Financing Model for Affordable Housing

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)

San Diego Tackles Housing Affordability by Incentivizing ADUs

Design

New Initiative Enables Builders to Reduce Embodied Carbon

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Healthy Home

Design

New Initiative Enables Builders to Reduce Embodied Carbon

Launched by the nonprofit RMI, HomebuildersCAN helps single-family and low-rise multifamily builders address an often-overlooked problem in home construction

Healthy Home

The Passive House Network Publishes Guidance for 2024

The “Building Certifier Scope of Services” provides clarification on steps taken to certify a

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Healthy Home

Concrete Wall Panels Help Build Noncombustible Homes

NileBuilt’s net-zero homes are built with concrete wall panels—creating fire, flood, and wind

Healthy Home

Don’t Burn Straw—Build With It

Many farmers across the globe burn the straw that’s left over from their rice and wheat crops. A Swedish startup turns that agricultural castoff into building boards

Healthy Home

How AI and Mushrooms Helped Turn an Empty Urban Lot into Affordable Housing

In Oakland, Calif., a design team leveraged innovative methods and materials to build 316 affordable and sustainable homes

Healthy Home

Boston’s First Passive House-Certified Homes

RODE Architects encountered surprises and challenges while designing the three single-family homes—all of which sold before they were finished

Technology

Design

New Initiative Enables Builders to Reduce Embodied Carbon

Launched by the nonprofit RMI, HomebuildersCAN helps single-family and low-rise multifamily builders address an often-overlooked problem in home construction

Healthy Home

The Passive House Network Publishes Guidance for 2024

The “Building Certifier Scope of Services” provides clarification on steps taken to certify a

Building Science

A System that Takes Developers and Builders from Design to Completion

By requiring fewer workers and less time, New Orleans-based Shibusa Systems aims to make homebuil

Model of a smart eco-friendly house with solar panels

Technology

25 Innovative Solutions to the Housing Affordability Crisis

Ivory Innovations has announced the 25 finalists for the 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordabili

Healthy Home

Concrete Wall Panels Help Build Noncombustible Homes

NileBuilt’s net-zero homes are built with concrete wall panels—creating fire, flood, and wind

Technology

AI Resource Guide Released for Builders and Contractors

The AI resource guide provides builders with a base-level knowledge of artificial intelligence, and how it can be used to enhance their business

Healthy Home

Don’t Burn Straw—Build With It

Many farmers across the globe burn the straw that’s left over from their rice and wheat crops. A Swedish startup turns that agricultural castoff into building boards

Building Tech

A Homebuilding Factory that Comes to You

Instead of building large modular factories that ship out containers, Cuby Technologies’ transportable factories produce homes right near the construction sites

Healthy Home

How AI and Mushrooms Helped Turn an Empty Urban Lot into Affordable Housing

In Oakland, Calif., a design team leveraged innovative methods and materials to build 316 affordable and sustainable homes

Design

New Initiative Enables Builders to Reduce Embodied Carbon

Launched by the nonprofit RMI, HomebuildersCAN helps single-family and low-rise multifamily builders address an often-overlooked problem in home construction

Healthy Home

The Passive House Network Publishes Guidance for 2024

The “Building Certifier Scope of Services” provides clarification on steps taken to certify a

Building Science

A System that Takes Developers and Builders from Design to Completion

By requiring fewer workers and less time, New Orleans-based Shibusa Systems aims to make homebuil

Healthy Home

Concrete Wall Panels Help Build Noncombustible Homes

NileBuilt’s net-zero homes are built with concrete wall panels—creating fire, flood, and wind resilience

Healthy Home

Don’t Burn Straw—Build With It

Many farmers across the globe burn the straw that’s left over from their rice and wheat crops. A Swedish startup turns that agricultural castoff into building boards

Sustainability