Lender partnerships can help builders to ease financial burdens for their buyers.

DuPont’s Alan Hubbell talks with Green Builder Media CEO Sara Gutterman about durability, building science, trust, and why the housing industry needs to get better at recognizing long-term value.

People need houses, but houses need people too.

This Week’s Sustainable Building News: Mass timber moves into affor...

Homeowner awareness, adoption and prioritization of energy efficiency is growing at an incredibly fast pace.

Plus: cars join the home energy microcosm, plants move from décor to building science, and questions arise over DOE’s new approach to the 2024 IECC.

When considering whether to purchase a home, prospective buyers must include immediate and long-term budget-benders such as insurance, property tax, and operational costs. Builders should help them learn all about it.

The AI boom is bringing massive data centers to communities across the country. Urban planner Dr. Valerie Miller says local leaders need to understand the water, energy, infrastructure, and long-term consequences before signing on.

COGNITION Smart Data shows that homeowners who have lived through climate events are rewriting their priorities, and they are willing to invest to protect their homes.

This Week’s Sustainable Building News. Wildfire risk is beginning t...

New COGNITION Smart Data reveals how energy efficiency, resilience, wellness, and affordability are changing the definition of a high-value home. Attend our latest webinar to learn more.

The Smart Charge Bundle initiative offers incentives and support for PG&E residential customers in Northern and Central California.

Homeowners and Builders lost billions in federal tax incentives over the past year for efficiency, solar and electrification–as this massive GOP-sponsored Bill became law.

Plus: Lincoln, Neb., Joins LEED Platinum city club, housing investment takes a back seat to AI-related funding, exoskeletons arrive just in time for an aging building workforce.

AI data centers are expanding rapidly across the U.S., bringing pro...

Phyn’s smart water system protects homes and residents with insights into water use and leak detection that can save water and money.

New COGNITION Smart Data offers proof that the race to the bottom in the housing market isn’t working, and that full cost changes everything.

This Week’s Sustainable Building News. Could the Midwest become Ame...

Building for resilience and long-term value with self-generated power.

Price is easy to measure. Performance, durability, and peace of mind are harder.

Housing supply efforts hit local opposition, while automation, free DOE expertise, plastic-free paint, tree rights, and next-generation geothermal reshape the building industry.

This Week’s Sustainable Building News: Housing takes center stage t...

Join us for a practical deep dive into residential ventilation systems, indoor air quality, filtration, code requirements, and performance verification.

As the saying goes, if you can’t see the light, be the light.

This Week’s Sustainable Building News: ICE enforcement is disruptin...

Growing interest in carbon offsets shows that homeowners understand and value what they represent.

New housing data reveals a market that is starved and saturated at the same time. The real problem may be what we’re building, where we’re building it, and what it costs to own.

Now cheaper than fossil fuels on a global scale, the economics of solar is propelling clean energy in a way that politics or climate claims never could.

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Chances are high your next home may be part of a homeowners association. Find out how to adapt – or fight – HOA rules.

In this solo episode, Sara challenges the idea that America’s housi...

Stronger building codes prove their worth as homes face escalating threats from hurricanes, wildfire, mold, and extreme heat. Plus: tariffs threaten construction costs, finance fix for factory-built housing, and 3D-printed homes get biggest real-world test yet.

VISION House Shawood is challenging conventional ideas about home cost by focusing on durability, performance, resilience, and the lasting experience of the people who live there.

Dr. Sybil Sharvelle explores how circular water systems could help the West confront a rapidly tightening water supply—from water reuse technology developed for space missions to produced water and smarter agriculture.

This Week’s Sustainable Building News. Stronger building codes, wil...

Passive survivability is changing the conversation about what a high-performance home should actually do.