Building Matters
-
Prefab Bathrooms and Kitchens
Modular construction applied to the two hardest-working rooms in a house
-
Adaptive Reuse and the Housing Shortage
Code officials and designers weigh in on the risks and benefits of office-to-housing conversions
-
Window Testing
A builder illuminates the testing standards and methods of a reptued windows and doors manufacturer
-
Residential Bee Remediation
A builder’s storied experience demonstrates best practices for ridding a house of a massive honeybee colony
-
Meeting Energy Code Requirements Using Prescriptive Paths
Using the 2021 IRC's prescriptive table of R-values or U-factor calculations are two ways to satisfy energy conservation codes
-
Prefabrication for Retrofits
Modular construction’s path forward includes retrofitting older buildings with high-efficiency facades
-
The Role of PACE Financing in Greening America’s Housing
Climate-proofing is critical, but do the cost-benefits make sense?
-
Next-Generation Prefabrication
Stakeholders in the residential prefab industry are shifting their focus to high-value building components and their cost- and time-savings potential
-
Construction Sequencing in High-Performance Building
Leveling up on building enclosure details requires flexibility in the work schedule and extra cooperation from other trades
-
The New “Greenwashing”
How we hold developers accountable for their sustainability claims is critical, up to a point
