Innovation Residential Batteries Are Not Yet Economical For Most Homeowners Solar vendors and battery providers including Tesla, Samsung, and Sunverge have pushed to promote and develop residential batteries. But,...
Innovation Autonomous Vehicles Will Inspire People-Focused Urban Design Driverless cars will be optimally efficient in just about every way: They will be faster, safer, and cleaner than traditional cars. They...
Innovation Developers Lure Tenants With Ultra-Fast Gigabit Internet Service The Plant, an office building in New York City, went from a relic of years past — it was a legendary recording studio — to a teched-out...
Economics Chase To Offer Credit Card Perks For Home Loans A new perk for homeownership is targeted toward Millennials. According to CNBC, Chase announced that it will offer 100,000 reward points...
Energy Efficiency Austin Boasts The Nation’s Largest Net Zero Housing Development Thanks to features such as solar panels, energy-efficient appliances, and geothermal heating and cooling systems, homes in the a new Austin,...
Single-Family Homes New Housing Industry Technologies Disrupt The Resale Market People searching for their first home have the right to bemoan technology. According to John Burns Real Estate Consulting, new real...
Best Practices Factory In Thailand Can Produce 1,000 Homes Per Year Prefabricated home factories in the U.S. use robots and advanced tech, but they still resemble the traditional factory and assembly line....
Innovation The Rise And Fall Of The Smart Home Hub Smart home hubs were red-hot five years ago, but the advent of smart speakers with built-in assistants, like Amazon Echo and Google Home,...
Modular Homes Multifamily Demand Presents Opportunity For Modular Homes The share of permits for multifamily residences has steadily risen from 21 percent in 1991 to 41 percent in 2015. Andrew Weinreich, a...
Innovation Housing Industry Focuses On Designing For Seniors By 2035, one in three households is projected to be headed by someone over 65. That equates to 79 million people. Curbed reports that the...