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Government Proposes New Limit on Silica Exposure to Protect Construction Workers
New rules would mean lower exposure for people who work with concrete, fiber cement, or other masonry products.
Sales of New Homes Decline
Higher mortgage rates are being blamed for a drop in the number of newly signed contracts to purchase a house.
Net-Zero Communities Sprouting in Upstate New York
A builder with a background in conventional construction changes gears to build with insulating concrete forms. His net-zero-energy houses have very low rates of air infiltration.
Single-Family Starts Fall in July
Construction of single-family homes is down by 2.2% for the month, but multifamily projects show a sharp gain.
Young Welsh Couple Ordered to Tear Down ‘Hobbit House’
Charlie Hague and Megan Williams built their house from scratch, but lacked planning permission. Now authorities have ordered the house bulldozed.
Index of Improving Markets Drops Slightly
The number of metropolitan areas on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index has declined by eight, but the total is still three times as high as…
Construction Jobs Return, But Will Workers Be There?
In California, construction is picking up, but some wonder whether the many skilled workers displaced when the building market collapsed will want to return. Others aren't so sure there's a…
A Real-World Test for Energy Efficiency
A Michigan builder and Dow Building Solutions collaborate on a 5-year study aimed at proving that energy upgrades make for more-comfortable and more-durable houses.
New-Home Sales Up in June
Sales of single-family houses increased by more than 8% as the inventory of new homes declined.
Talk of Tighter Efficiency Standards for Ceiling Fans Stirs Up Washington
The Energy Department begins writing new rules to make ceilings fans more efficient, but House Republicans aren't having any of it.

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