TBDnatural hazard
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.
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.
Building Resilience
Rebuilding After LA's Wildfires: Choose Resilience Over Speed
California’s rush to rebuild raises tough questions: Should fast-track rebuilding replicate past risks? We begin our Building Resilience series by exploring how homebuilders, policymakers, and communities can build safer, longer-lasting homes come what may.
Leadership
Why Homebuilders’ Futures Depends On Data And Trust
A home sale hinges on predictability, efficiency, and confidence. In a high-risk insurance market, builders need data-driven solutions to remove obstacles for buyers.
Together with
Westwood Insurance Agency
Leadership
Building ... And Rebuilding: Resilience In A Volatile Insurance Market
Explore how strategic insurance partnerships and proactive risk management can help homebuilders navigate rising natural hazards and market volatility.
Together with
Westwood Insurance Agency
Leadership
Resiliency In Action: Homebuilders Unite As LA Wildfires Burn
How Plant Prefab and industry leaders are sparking innovative collaborations to rebuild homes and hope in wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles.
Leadership
A Reckoning: Catastrophic Wildfires Challenge Builders
The LA wildfires are a stark reminder of the growing intersection of climate risks, housing affordability, and insurance availability. Homebuilding leaders must confront these escalating crises with empathy, strategic action, and a commitment to long-term resilience.
Leadership
Insurance Challenges Demand Adaptations Amid Rising Risks
Homebuilding executives face new challenges in home insurance costs and climate risks, prompting proactive strategies for affordability and resilience.
Together with
Westwood Insurance Agency
Leadership
Building Trust Through Transparency in Homebuying
In a housing market environment wracked by tumult, uncertainty, and volatility, transparency -- both in person-to-person interactions and in digital platforms -- is a strategic imperative for homebuilders.
Together with
Westwood Insurance Agency
Land
A Majority Of New-Home Markets Are Water Stressed
Addressing both outdoor and indoor water use in new construction will be key to reducing the stress on U.S. water resources. Here are some strategies for homebuilders to achieve more efficient water use.





natural hazard
Policy 05.09.25
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.
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.
Building Resilience 02.23.25
Rebuilding After LA's Wildfires: Choose Resilience Over Speed
California’s rush to rebuild raises tough questions: Should fast-track rebuilding replicate past risks? We begin our Building Resilience series by exploring how homebuilders, policymakers, and communities can build safer, longer-lasting homes come what may.
Leadership 02.13.25
Why Homebuilders’ Futures Depends On Data And Trust
A home sale hinges on predictability, efficiency, and confidence. In a high-risk insurance market, builders need data-driven solutions to remove obstacles for buyers.
Leadership 01.16.25
Building ... And Rebuilding: Resilience In A Volatile Insurance Market
Explore how strategic insurance partnerships and proactive risk management can help homebuilders navigate rising natural hazards and market volatility.