Rent Growth Moderating in Cities Where the Most Apartments Are Being Built
The rollercoaster of residential rental prices in the U.S. that took place between 2020 and 2022 has moderated significantly over the past 12 months. A…
Finding Solutions to Modular Construction’s Challenges
It sounds a bit like the stuff of 20th-century science fiction. Computers are printing buildings. Entire homes are created in a factory and shipped, complete…
AI-Powered Software Promises To Help Speed up the Development Process
Since AI platforms opened up to the public last year, kicked off by ChatGPT’s release, commercial real estate professionals have been clamoring to find out…
Zero Waste Buildings Are On the Rise
In the heart of Brooklyn, well known online retailer Etsy has made how it handles waste at its headquarters one of its crowning achievements. When…
Carbon Footprints and Construction: The Dilemma of Old vs. New Buildings
In order to stop climate change, the world needs to reduce the carbon emissions of our buildings. That isn’t up for debate. Reports have repeatedly…
A Changing Housing Market Has Led to the Rise of ‘Attainable’ Housing Brands
It’s no secret that housing costs have gone up in the last few decades—a lot. Buying a home has become extremely expensive in many cities…
The College Admission System is Making Our Cities Inequitable
One of the first things you learn as a residential real estate agent is which factors really influence a home purchasing decision. Sure, things like…
Many Office Buildings Can’t Be Repurposed Due to Excessive Tension
Repurposing office buildings into apartments and condos seems like a good idea, but challenges like large floor plates and complex sewage systems make it impractical…
What Building Engineers Can Learn From Net Zero Pool Design
The march toward more sustainable development has made a lot of progress over the last several years. These days, it seems almost certain that a…
New Green Building Codes Will Soon Take Effect Across the U.S.
As the year 2030 approaches, the target for many countries, states, and cities to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, the term "sustainability" is evolving from…