Innovation Drives Factory-Built Housing

Innovation Drives Factory-Built Housing

Innovation Drives Factory-Built Housing By Susan Bady One aphorism (or cliché if you like) that is particularly apt for factory-built housing is “necessity is the mother of invention.” Faced with affordability concerns, the home building industry turns towards...
The log cabin grows up

The log cabin grows up

New techniques in wood construction can save money and reduce carbon emissions. By Dylan Walsh ’11MEM | May/Jun 2020 People are doing two troubling things at once: they are changing the climate through emission of huge quantities of greenhouse gases, and they are...
Builder Magazine’s Coronavirus update site

Builder Magazine’s Coronavirus update site

This is a very useful site for construction related updates. As of this morning, the site is not updated to Vermont’s new ruling, but I’m sure it will be updated soon. Currently, millions of Americans are required to stay at home to prevent the spread of...
Why Use Building Systems

Why Use Building Systems

The news is full of stories these days about labor shortages, material costs, construction safety, energy efficient sustainable building, and the health and comfort of occupants of buildings.  For those looking to build a new custom home, these are all important...
6 Carpentry Tasks Robots Can Do Right Now

6 Carpentry Tasks Robots Can Do Right Now

I found this video and article by Dan Morrison, the technical editor for ProTradeCraft, about the advancements being made in the robotics industry. He makes some really interesting points, and the video is unbelievable. To say that technology is incredible would be a...

Cost Impacts on Home Buyers

Understanding the housing market is becoming more and more complex every day.  While the national news reports point to general ups and downs, individual markets vary from those reports.  Variations by region, by rural vs. suburban vs. urban, by production site-built...