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Rebuilding After Fire: Can Hempcrete Help Future-Proof Homes?

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.

Lennar Taps Into Geothermal To Power New Colorado Homes

Technology

Lennar Taps Into Geothermal To Power New Colorado Homes

A major homebuilder's bet on geothermal heating and cooling for over 1,500 new Colorado homes could pave the way for mainstream adoption as buyers increasingly seek sustainable, energy-saving features.

Florida Condo Project Sets Resilience Benchmark Early

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.

Fire-Ready Future Forward: KB Home Builds Hardened Homes At Scale

Leadership

Fire-Ready Future Forward: KB Home Builds Hardened Homes At Scale

Escondido, CA-area’s Dixon Trail becomes the nation’s first IBHS-certified Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood—fusing resilience, affordability, and innovation into a new model for community design.

Building Back L.A.: Fast-Track Permits That Build In Resiliency

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.

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Rebuilding After Fire: Can Hempcrete Help Future-Proof Homes?

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.

Lennar Taps Into Geothermal To Power New Colorado Homes

Technology

Lennar Taps Into Geothermal To Power New Colorado Homes

A major homebuilder's bet on geothermal heating and cooling for over 1,500 new Colorado homes could pave the way for mainstream adoption as buyers increasingly seek sustainable, energy-saving features.

Florida Condo Project Sets Resilience Benchmark Early

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.

Fire-Ready Future Forward: KB Home Builds Hardened Homes At Scale

Leadership

Fire-Ready Future Forward: KB Home Builds Hardened Homes At Scale

Escondido, CA-area’s Dixon Trail becomes the nation’s first IBHS-certified Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood—fusing resilience, affordability, and innovation into a new model for community design.

Building Back L.A.: Fast-Track Permits That Build In Resiliency

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.

homebuilding resiliency news

Rebuilding After Fire: Can Hempcrete Help Future-Proof Homes?

Building Resilience 04.30.25

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.

Lennar Taps Into Geothermal To Power New Colorado Homes

Technology 04.15.25

Lennar Taps Into Geothermal To Power New Colorado Homes

A major homebuilder's bet on geothermal heating and cooling for over 1,500 new Colorado homes could pave the way for mainstream adoption as buyers increasingly seek sustainable, energy-saving features.

Florida Condo Project Sets Resilience Benchmark Early

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.

Fire-Ready Future Forward: KB Home Builds Hardened Homes At Scale

Leadership 03.27.25

Fire-Ready Future Forward: KB Home Builds Hardened Homes At Scale

Escondido, CA-area’s Dixon Trail becomes the nation’s first IBHS-certified Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood—fusing resilience, affordability, and innovation into a new model for community design.

Building Back L.A.: Fast-Track Permits That Build In Resiliency

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.