Green Building Materials Market to Garner $511.2 Billion, Globally, By 2030 at 8.1% CAGR Advantages of green building materials in the construction industry and growth in the building and construction industry drive the growth of the global green building materials market. Read More PR Newswire https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/green-building-materials-market-to-garner-511-2-billion-globally-by-2030-at-8-1-cagr-says-allied-market-research-802824897.html
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KB Home Earns 12th ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award
KB Home Earns 12th ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award The recognition comes as the national homebuilder reaches the milestone of over 165,000 ENERGY STAR certified new homes built, more than any other U.S. builder. Read More Business Wire https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220505005392/en/KB-Home-Earns-12th-ENERGY-STAR-Partner-of-the-Year-%E2%80%93-Sustained-Excellence-Award
Read MoreNYC’s First Mass-Timber Condos Are Now for Sale
NYC’s First Mass-Timber Condos Are Now for Sale While mass timber has been used for decades in Europe, it still feels like a relatively new, experimental material in the U.S. Many of its features are still not well known. Read More Curbed https://www.curbed.com/2022/05/mass-timber-condos-mesh-brooklyn.html
Read MoreColorado Lawmakers Look to Make Building Codes Greener
Colorado Lawmakers Look to Make Building Codes Greener House Bill 22-1362 calls for municipalities, counties and state agencies to begin to adopt energy performance policies consistent with the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code by 2026. Read More The Denver Channel https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/with-construction-booming-across-the-state-colorado-lawmakers-look-to-make-building-codes-greener
Read MoreArchitect Plans 30-Home, Energy-Efficient Community in the North Fork
Architect Plans 30-Home, Energy-Efficient Community in the North Fork Construction to begin soon on project that would bring much-needed housing supply to tight East End market. Read More The Real Deal https://therealdeal.com/tristate/2022/05/04/architect-to-develop-30-energy-efficient-homes-in-the-north-fork/
Read MoreU.S. Cities Where Housing Prices Are Falling
U.S. Cities Where Housing Prices Are Falling During the Covid-19 pandemic, home prices shot up to record heights, taking many U.S residents off the buyer’s market. However, prices in some cities have begun to fall. Read More Route Fifty https://www.route-fifty.com/finance/2022/05/us-cities-where-housing-prices-are-falling/366631/
Read MoreThe U.S. Is Building Homes at the Fastest Rate Since 2006
The U.S. Is Building Homes at the Fastest Rate Since 2006 New housing starts unexpectedly rose 3.9% from the previous year, marking the fastest pace of construction in 16 years. Read More The Ascent https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/mortgages/articles/the-us-is-building-homes-at-the-fastest-rate-since-2006-will-prices-finally-come-down/
Read MoreKansas Governor Signs Affordable Housing Bill
Kansas Governor Signs Affordable Housing Bill House Bill 2237 will create incentives for developers to construct more affordable housing, particularly for rural areas, by providing state income tax credits. Read More NAHB https://www.nahb.org/blog/2022/05/kansas-affordable-housing-bill
Read More5/10/2022 – MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY
MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY Employment rose by 428,000 in April as unemployment rate unchanged at 3.6 percent Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 428,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6 percent. Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, in manufacturing, and in transportation and warehousing. Both the labor force participation rate, at 62.2 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 60.0 percent, were little changed over the month. These measures are each 1.2 percentage points below their February 2020 values.…
Read More7 Ways to Fake Architectural Elements Using Just Paint
7 Ways to Fake Architectural Elements Using Just Paint Paint can trick the eye to give a new sense of space, dimension, and even texture. Read More Architectural Digest https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/painting-tricks-to-fake-architectural-elements
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