Green Construction in Homes vs. Multi Unit Dwellings
Green building is not only a growing trend, it can also have numerous benefits for the builder or investor. However, there are some key differences in green construction in single family homes versus multi-unit dwellings. Knowing those differences before ...
Selecting a Building Lot, Tips for Getting it Right
When building a home from the ground up, one of the most important decisions you need to make happens before the foundation is even laid, and that is selecting a building lot. Regardless of what part of the country you build in, when it comes to lot selec...
5 Considerations for Fix-Flip Homes
A fix-flip has many moving parts, but the most important part to you, the investor, is getting the biggest return on investment. In order to make sure that happens, being in tune with what potential buyers are looking for in a recently flipped home is par...
5 Mistakes to Avoid With a Fix-Flip
If you’re a first-time investor embarking on a fix-flip option, the whole process may seem fairly self-explanatory; buy low, sell high, make it look good, and turn a profit. However, the fix-fip process is filled with a long list of important factors you ...
Adopting Smart Technology in Green Building
Major corporations, IBM for example, are creating plans for smart cities. Smart cities will include smart buildings. Someone needs to design and build these buildings, which will range from office space to residential homes and apartments, warehouses and ...
Sustainable Construction For Eco-Friendly Building
As the Earth’s population grows and people use its finite resources, the push for eco-friendly processes and procedures has come to the forefront of everyone’s minds. Business leaders, governments and regulating bodies have all created rules, passed bills...
Using Alternative Materials to Cut Costs
With green building becoming not only more popular, but more preferred by municipalities, companies are looking for additional ways to cut costs. Sometimes the initial cost of going green can’t be absorbed as quickly as planned, although the long-term sav...
Prefabrication and Modular Construction Defined
Prefabrication and modular construction have been gaining popularity, but there is sometimes an assumption among consumers that these terms are interchangeable. Not only do the two terms refer to different things, there are also many subtypes as well. Her...
Technology & Efficiency: Augmented Reality & Robotics
Using technology to improve efficiency in construction is something every developer and builder should be doing or moving toward. The construction industry has lagged behind in it’s technological landscape compared to other industries, but it’s starting t...
Technology & Efficiency: Building Information Modeling
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is changing the way buildings and developments are designed. A collaborative piece of technology, BIM allows architects, engineers, designers and builders to work together to create sustainable buildings. As the fourth ...
The Challenges of Green Building
Green building has obvious benefits for consumers as well as builders and investors - namely energy efficiency, recycled materials, and environmentally friendly processes and technologies - but there are reasons this growing trend hasn’t become as commonp...
The Legal Constraints of Off-Grid Building
As the cost of living increases, off-grid building is becoming more appealing as is a desire to live in a more environmentally conscious way. There has also been a growing trend toward escaping urban life, which for some people means not only having a pla...
