Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covers the future of sustainable, resilient and affordable housing. While the month of May means spring flowers for much of the ...

There's a particular kind of frustration that comes with touring production homes. The layouts feel borrowed. The finishes feel familiar. And somewhere between the builder-grade cabinets and the cooki ...

It is customary among book reviewers that one does not give away the plot of a book in the review and eliminate the need for anyone to buy it for the denouement. But a new book by physicist and ...

Increasingly destructive wildfires have consumed tens of thousands of homes over the past decade, but few states have codes that require houses be built with fire-resistant materials. Now, a new study ...

It is difficult to measure, observing a completed building, the amount of work, resources and knowledge that were deposited there. All decisions made influence in some way the performance of the ...