A: There are many new and exciting products in the home building industry. We have watched two homes being built using new systems. One was a 3D-printed home, and the other was a pre-cut steel home.

A worker walks into the back of the Conservatory Apartments in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood on Aug. 2, 2023. The apartments are being constructed to the Passive House standard that combines ...

Balecob, a hybrid of straw and cob house building techniques, can offer unique flexibility to the natural builder. Start with a strong cob house stem wall. We live in exciting times for natural ...

A lot of building managers would love to create more energy-efficient, sustainable properties, however many can’t stomach the higher costs that are so often associated with green practices. But what ...

When they dreamed of their home in Pittsboro, Phil and Velma Helfaer wanted the dwelling to address their "concern for creating a healthy house environment in which to live." With continuously rising ...

It has been nearly three weeks since one of California's most devastating wildfires began, triggering an immense effort to combat the blaze and mitigate further damage. As firefighters work to contain ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

This May, residents chosen from a lottery of 2,600 applicants are scheduled to begin moving into 98 affordable housing units in the new Finch Cambridge building on Concord Avenue near Fresh Pond in ...

According to HomeAdvisor, a network and marketplace made up of construction professionals, the national average range to build a home in the United States is currently between $138,937 and $531,294.