Policy
Building For Tomorrow Today: Neighborhood Scale Resilience
How IBHS’s Fred Malik and the FORTIFIED program are redefining risk, reshaping design, and restoring trust through science-backed, community-wide resilience. Malik takes a deep dive into the issues and implications for builders with contributor Richard Lawson.
Policy
Florida Escalates Fight For Workforce Housing Authority
The Sunshine State’s latest Live Local Act update strengthens zoning preemptions and adds legal muscle, at odds with city governments that invoke home rule protections to resist affordable housing mandates.
Policy
San Fran Plays Catch-Up In Bid To Reset Vacant Towers To Residential
Having fallen behind other urban centers in initiatives to reignite downtown economic vibrancy, San Francisco ramps up its push to convert vacant office buildings into much-needed new high-rise living.
Policy
3rd-Party Options Gain Traction Battling Code Inspection Friction
As homebuilders face elongated — costly — waits for essential build-cycle inspections, they turn increasingly to third-party inspections as a work-around to keep start-to-completion construction cycles on track.
Building Resilience
Rebuilding After Fire: Can Hempcrete Help Future-Proof Homes?
Los Angeles grapples with rebuilding after January’s devastating fires. One Idaho company thinks hemp-based materials could be the future of resilient home construction.
