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Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms, ...

The National Association of Home Builders estimated that about 7% of the $204 billion worth of goods used in home construction in 2024 were imported from foreign countries. The association also ...

The heat is on and temperature records keep getting shattered. In June of this year, more than 60 percent of the world population faced extreme heat that was made at least three times more likely by ...

MIT engineers turn plastic waste into strong building parts that could solve housing crisis and reduce environmental impact ...

Although United States single-family building permits saw some decent growth in 2024 — with a 6.7% increase to 981,834 units — home builders are concerned about the impact of tariffs on many of the ...