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Policy
California Breaks CEQA Barrier To Reignite Housing Production
Championed aggressively by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the historic environmental law reform unlocks the potential for infill housing—and could become a model for other high-barrier states.
Architecture
Florida Condo Project Sets Resilience Benchmark Early
Contributing writer Richard Lawson explores the challenges – and an urgent lane of future-proof opportunity for residential developers – in an exclusive interview with John Farina, president of U.S. Development.
Architecture
Building Back L.A.: Fast-Track Permits That Build In Resiliency
Demand to build homes with materials that can withstand the increasingly frequent and intense wildfires is growing. However, whether the permitting process can keep pace with the demand has become an increasingly-contested, and urgent issue.
Policy
What Trump's 2nd Coming May Mean For High-Performance Homes
With President-elect Donald Trump taking office in January, contributor Ryan Meres outlines what builders need to pay attention to when it comes to energy-efficient tax credits and building codes.
Policy
Energy Codes Are Complicated: Time for a Simpler Approach?
Homebuilders can get ahead of code changes by taking advantage of incentives and participating in state code adoption processes where they build.





codes & standards
Policy 07.01.25
California Breaks CEQA Barrier To Reignite Housing Production
Championed aggressively by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the historic environmental law reform unlocks the potential for infill housing—and could become a model for other high-barrier states.
Architecture 04.11.25
Florida Condo Project Sets Resilience Benchmark Early
Contributing writer Richard Lawson explores the challenges – and an urgent lane of future-proof opportunity for residential developers – in an exclusive interview with John Farina, president of U.S. Development.
Architecture 03.06.25
Building Back L.A.: Fast-Track Permits That Build In Resiliency
Demand to build homes with materials that can withstand the increasingly frequent and intense wildfires is growing. However, whether the permitting process can keep pace with the demand has become an increasingly-contested, and urgent issue.
Policy 12.19.24
What Trump's 2nd Coming May Mean For High-Performance Homes
With President-elect Donald Trump taking office in January, contributor Ryan Meres outlines what builders need to pay attention to when it comes to energy-efficient tax credits and building codes.
Policy 09.17.24
Energy Codes Are Complicated: Time for a Simpler Approach?
Homebuilders can get ahead of code changes by taking advantage of incentives and participating in state code adoption processes where they build.