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.

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

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.