Resilient Housing and Survivability Recent world events are bringing greater awareness to the need for resilient housing.

Electric Floors, Smart Thermostats a Retrofit Option Electric heating sometimes gets an undeserved bad wrap. Floor-based electric—done right—can be a highly efficient way to warm individual rooms on demand.

What Research Do We Need? The USDA Advanced Housing Research Center wants to identify residential construction industry research needs and opportunities, with a focus on overcoming challenges and barriers in providing high-performance, superior quality, affordable homes.

Lighting Leads to More Automation A high-tech company in California is launching what they call "the first unified digital sensor and data analytics system."

Fixing Indoor Air Pollution Tighter envelopes are trapping polluted air inside homes. Fortunately there are several sure-fire ways to guarantee both efficiency and high-quality indoor air.

Green Goings-On Looking to network with like-minded, green building professionals? Check out our Green Goings On listing, which is regularly updated with information about important upcoming green conferences and events.