News & Trends

You might think that the cost to build a zero-energy (ZE) or zero-energy ready home (ZERH) is much higher than the cost of traditional building. But building to zero-energy standards only costs from one to eight percent more up-front than simply building to code.

California needs as many as 3.5 million new homes by 2025. But analysis of 2018 data shows a huge shortfall in the number of building permits being issued.

Housing innovator Module is making progress on the first of a block of new houses in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Garfield. It’s an exciting step forward for revitalizing the neighborhood with homes that are easy to construct and modify, energy efficient, and attractive.

Previous generations were further ahead financially than us millennials at the same age. This chart shows the average wealth by age for the baby boomers, generation X, and millennials, and how far behind millennials are in accumulating wealth versus the previous generations.