Jennifer Castenson Contributor

There is no shortage of media coverage on the housing industry right now. Most of it points to rising prices and the lack of affordability. Missing from most of those stories are the escalating costs and ever increasing requirements to build homes. There are hundreds of inputs into the cost of a home, including land,

Hunters Point was no more than an idea five years ago, dreamed up by the passion of Marshall Gobuty, the president and founder of Pearl Homes. Gobuty dialed in on a piece of waterfront land on the Gulf coast of Florida to prove that sustainable, smart communities are possible, which he did to produce a

Reinvention. That may seem like an obtuse, dramatic, or exaggerated term, but it is exactly what the housing industry needs to meet zero carbon goals in the next couple decades. According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, heating water adds up to about 18% of a home’s energy use, and heating the air

While the tech sector is experiencing a massive downturn and thousands of layoffs, the construction industry is investing heavily in capturing the next generation of labor, which means battling stigmas held by parents, students, high school administrators, and basically everyone who hasn’t been exposed to the industry. “It all comes down to the fact that

There are always two sides to every story. There is no exception in the case of access to information. On one hand, it can be overwhelming and slow down processes, but on the other hand, it can inform the creation of new ideas. However, understanding the optimal when, where and how information enters a process