Fine Homebuilding’s inaugural builders' Summit featured a dozen industry leaders presenting two days of informative seminars.

As materials become more complex, knowing how to work effectively and efficiently with them can mean the difference between building long-lasting homes and homes that fail miserably in short time.

How well we build houses to resist disasters is more about weighing risk factors against tolerance for risk than it is about building the absolute best building possible.

“How do we get better energy efficiency [in our homes] and how do we convince clients to get better energy efficiency?”

Editorial director Justin Fink reflects on the experiences shared between our expert presenters and attendees at the FHB Summit.

Peter Yost shares his predictions for what the world of building will look like 20 years from now, and how to prepare for it.

Energy Nerd Martin Holladay presents a no-nonsense guide to minimizing costs and maximizing energy-efficiency when building a new home.

Minimum airtightness requirements are here, will continue to be part of the code, and will soon be a larger part of selling a home to clients. A systematic approach to…

Building-science researcher and consultant Peter Yost takes a look back at some of his recent building investigations, which he presents as puzzles for FHB Summit attendees to solve together.

High-performance-home designer Michael Maines presents a collection of easy-to-implement construction details for building more environmentally friendly houses.