900‑Bed Passivhaus Student Housing Wins 2026 RIBA Award
"Stride Treglown’s 900-bed Passivhaus student housing scheme foregrounds sustainability and a sense of community, winning it a 2026 UK RIBA South West and Wessex Award" #passivhaus #passivehouse https://t.co/5zydJlCdwd https://t.co/8oXMFobElV
Water Scarcity Is an Infrastructure Issue, Not Resource Shortage
Lest we forget, water literally falls from the sky. Water scarcity is an infrastructure problem not a resource problem. If we're low on water we need to upgrade our reservoirs and distribution system. Remember back when we built dams and reservoirs?...
Energy Crisis Calls for Better, Not Worse, Housing
For Colley, the building makes the argument plainly. “We’re in an energy crisis. That means we need better housing, not worse” #passivhaus #passivehouse https://t.co/4dUEbglxIN https://t.co/CYEAU1ibpI
Permits Lag, but Boom Builds at Lightning Speed
Building permits are frustratingly slow—but once we have permission to build, the Boom team builds super rapidly. https://t.co/KQxo7mGHLY
Trump's Pool Repair Cost Soars 88% to $13.1M
NEW: The cost of President Trump's plan to repair the Reflecting Pool has jumped by 88 percent, to $13.1M, gov't records show. The price appears to include a 20 percent profit margin for Trump's handpicked contractor, who got the job in...
Model Taps Multiplex for Eco‑focused Build‑to‑Rent Projects
"MODEL has appointed Multiplex under an Early Contractor Involvement agreement for its first two Build to Rent projects in Abbotsford... Both developments are targeting 6 Star Green Star, 9 Star NatHERS and Certified Passivhaus" #passivhaus #passivehouse https://t.co/oRwQw8IoVd https://t.co/yJqLJa19mY
Electric Excavators Prove EV Adoption Goes Heavy
Electric vehicle uptake has spread much, much further than you'd think. Exhibit 3. Ever seen a fully electric excavator? This is a 17t XCMG Group XE135CREV, powered by a 262 kWh CATL battery. 📌 New Zealand, shared by Ross Linton, Owner of Etrucks...
Whole‑system Design Essential for True Passive House Comfort
“Passive House isn’t about picking your favourite parts,” Tylah and Dylan say. “To make a home really comfortable, healthy, and easy to live in, all the pieces need to work together.” #passivhaus #passivehouse https://t.co/DpBjbRmNwL https://t.co/v06yDK6WFO
GS Architecture Meets Passivhaus EnerPHit Low‑Energy Standard
Beautiful project: "GS Architecture set out to achieve the rigorous Passivhaus EnerPHit standard, which certifies low-energy buildings that have been refurbished" #passivhaus #passivehouse https://t.co/sRI9IdHWO1 https://t.co/kK2cfgw5v6
Transformer Shortages Stall Half of US AI Data Centers
Transformer equipment shortages (the electrical kind, not the AI kind) are delaying nearly half of planned U.S. AI data center builds, with an 18-month backlog on new orders. https://t.co/FW7XpwA2w6 #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/2lVF9UuZd9
Contractor Training and Incentives: The Hidden Long‑term Barrier
When we look back 20 years from now and realize the biggest barrier was contractors’ training and incentives. My experience tracked with this one. ⬇️
Porr Constructs 51‑m Thermal Storage Tank for Hamburg’s Coal Exit
$POS - Holding Equity Small Caps FI Porr builds 51-meter district heating storage tank for Hamburg Energiewerke in Billbrook Porr won contract from Hamburg Energy Works to build large-scale hot water thermal storage unit at Tiefstack heating plant site in Billbrook as...
Project Creates 12k Jobs, Won’t Drain Great Salt Lake
We have to give the economic benefit to them, around 10,000 jobs in the first gigawatt in construction, then 2,000 jobs to maintain it. High-paying engineering and support jobs. They really matter. There's lots of rumors that we're going to...
Prioritize People Over Developers to Solve Housing Crisis
What would “choosing people over developers” look like in practice and how would that lead to more housing?
Massive By‑Right Housing Drives Austin Affordability, Not Deregulation
“Austin” is leading in housing affordability mostly because the entire METRO area built an enormous amount of housing. The de-regulation within the CITY of Austin was useful, but is a small part of the overall story. Most of the housing...
City Core Housing Tightens, Exurbs See Inventory Rise
Here's what to know about the Texas housing market in 2026: Inventory of homes in Dallas and Austin is now FEWER than last year. That's driven by better demand closer in to the cities. The further exurbs like Prosper (also Houston...
New U.S. Homes Still Larger than Past Decades
Are houses getting smaller or bigger? Today, builders are delivering new single-family houses around 2,150 SF. This is down 14% in size from the "McMansion peak" of 2015. However, it is still above 2009 downturn lows, and about 24% bigger than back in...
China Unveils First Ternary Mixed‑gas Tunneling System
Something to keep an eye on. China continues underground tunneling advancements. - "China develops world’s first ‘ternary mixed gas’ shield tunneling system, helps overcome high-pressure construction challenge," https://t.co/craIYIbKjH
Testing Future-Ready Anti-Flood Road Technology
Testing the Ultimate Anti-Flood Road: A Glimpse of the Future by @EmmyGisa3 #Innovation #EmergingTech #Technology https://t.co/zZtb4DL4az
French IPP Deploys Mini Solar Farms Using Low‑Voltage Extensions
French IPP building mini solar farms via low-voltage extension #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/GEahsVb1i7
Baltimore Bridge Removal Delayed 26 Months Despite Promise
This is your monthly reminder that the Baltimore Bridge @PeteButtigieg promised would be cleared ASAP still hasn’t been fully removed 26 months later. https://t.co/UGCeXhMYCT
New Home Prices Drop 16%, Boosting Buyer Power
Some encouraging signals are coming out of the new home building market. The median sale price for a new house fell to $387k in March 2026. This is now down 16% from the 2022 peak. Some people think it's all due to builders...
New‑build Inventory Growth Halts After Incentive Spree
Homebuilders spent much of the past year upping incentives, cutting specs, and slowing starts in the weakest Sun Belt markets Now... at least for the time being... unsold completed new-build inventory has stopped surging My latest for @ResidentialClub: https://t.co/qDagkyvXFR
Pentagon Permit Freeze Stalls Over 250 Onshore Wind Projects
250+ onshore wind projects stalled as Pentagon freezes permitting #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/PcBDgfsoTw
One Woman on Site Boosts Construction Team Productivity
Andrea Janzen, Ambition Theory, says research shows when there is at least one woman on a construction team, everyone on the team is more productive, and explains why this is. Learn more on The Peggy Smedley Show. https://t.co/l5Do5FeQ1G #TPSS #IoT...
Sweden Scraps Denmark Power Link over EU Funding Dispute
JUST IN: Sweden cancels plans for a power cable to Denmark due to a dispute over EU funding plan.
Shorewood Buys Ex‑Walgreens Site for $13M Mixed‑Use Plan
#Shorewood sees mixed-use future for ex-#Walgreens #Chicagoland campus, paying $13M for the 37.5 acres. Seller #Orion demolished 6 bldgs to make it more appealing. #realestate #IL #CRE #REIT #DeerfieldIL https://t.co/rIc6rgjE0M
Construction Job Growth Stalls, March Revised to 16k
Construction job growth weak at 9k, March number revised down from 26k to 16k. Growth over the last year has averaged just 4k a month.
Larry Silverstein’s Vision Guides WTC’s Post‑9/11 Rebirth
How did the World Trade Center rebuild after the tragedy of 9/11 attacks? Here’s Dara McQuillan Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at World Trade Center @wtc telling us the story of developer Larry Silverstein’s journey to rebuild.
Small Banks Dominate Infill Construction Financing, Big Banks Stay Out
Related to housing, it is basically ONLY small banks that provide construction loans for infill projects. Big banks do not waste their time making small loans. It’s why you see construction signs of “Financing provided by ___” and think “Wow I’ve never...
Inclusionary Zoning's "Reduce Opposition" Claim Is Questionable
It shouldn't be lost in the discourse on here that the go-to "real world" argument offered up for IZ in blue cities and states, where it is nearly exclusively adopted, is that it will reduce opposition to new development. And...
Prioritize Walkable, Transit‑Focused Infrastructure for Sustainable Redevelopment
Build up, not out Build infrastructure for peeps and liveability Picking the best locations for redevelopment and what infrastructure we need Theory of urban fabrics describes 3 key areas in cities: car-based suburban fabric (BAU), transit city fabric and walking city fabric
Santa Barbara's Proposed Fee Spike Threatens Rental Development
The Santa Barbara Planning Commission proposed doubling "affordable housing" fee on new production, such that it would cost $159,968 in fees to build a single median-sized rental unit. This is the housing policy equivalent of applying leeches to a sick...
AI‑fueled
Construction Spending on Data Centers, Factories, Chip Plants, Powerplants, Office Buildings: Boom one End, Bust the Other. AI investment mania and the second wave of semiconductor plants https://t.co/19kKVIOc6X https://t.co/JpORgCko47
Becerra's $4 B “Shovel‑ready” Housing Promise Revealed
In California gubernatorial debates, Xavier Becerra has said he'll expedite 40,000 "shovel ready" affordable housing units that "just need a little kick over the finish line." Turns out that "little kick" is $4 billion https://t.co/TTU1eoXAcB
Versatile $60 Tool Every Building Owner Needs
This is the best $60 a building owner can spend. Last time I used it I picked up a drill bit, a razor blade and tons of screws and other metal scraps. https://t.co/MbZa0Sbz1O
Steyer Pushes Million Homes in Four Years, Unprecedented Scale
Tom Steyer wants California to build a million homes in four years. The last time that happened Taylor Swift was a newborn. https://t.co/TTU1eoXAcB
IBP Earnings Reveal Weak April for Homebuilders, Census Data Distrusted
Commentary on Installed Building Products earnings call right now confirms pretty weak April for production homebuilders. $IBP Also interesting hearing C-suite repeatedly say - “we don’t put much trust in recent Census housing starts data.”
ADB Commits $70 B to Southeast Asia’s Energy, Digital Infrastructure
JUST IN: The Asian Development Bank is investing $70 billion in energy and digital infrastructure, highlighting Southeast Asia.
Likhitha Lands ₹72.15 Cr Pipeline Contract, Boosting ₹900 Cr Market
Likhitha Infrastructure Limited has secured a ₹72.15 Crore (Excl. GST) contract from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited for laying a cross-country pipeline with associated facilities, to be executed within 12 months. The order, categorised under Pipeline Laying Works-SCH B, is a...
G42 Secures Minneapolis Office-to-Data Center Lease
A unit of G42, the Abu Dhabi tech conglomerate backed by Emirati royal Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, has signed on as the primary tenant for an office-to-data center conversion in Minneapolis https://t.co/jgG7C2gsvM
Measure V Could Boost Davis Housing by 10%
This year, voters in Davis will vote on initiatives approving two projects that would collectively increase the local housing stock by 10%—enough to really see an improvement in affordability. I strongly recommend that local YIMBYs vote YES on Measure V!...
Digital Imaging Streamlines Tedious Home Retrofits for Clean Heat
Today on Volts: the work of retrofitting homes with good air sealing & clean heat (eg, heat pumps) is incredibly important & also incredibly tedious & high-touch. I talk with a company that's using digital imaging to remove several steps...
China Constructs 11‑storey Building in Just 29 Hours
China’s 29-Hour Construction Miracle: An Entire 11-Storey Building by @Arcfunmi #TechForGood #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech https://t.co/Xfvum2EMx5
Brick Deliveries Surge 27% MoM, Fall 3% YoY
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data. As expected, deliveries in March 2026 were 26.7% higher than in February but 3.4% lower than a year earlier according to...
European Heat Pump Sales Surge Amid Rising Fossil Fuel Costs
🚀 Heat pump sales are surging across Europe and high fossil fuel prices appear to be a key driver. Q1 2026 data from the European Heat Pump Association shows: 🇩🇪 Germany: +34% 🇫🇷 France: +21% (300,000+ units in just one quarter 🇫🇮 Finland:...
New Laws Streamline Reviews, Boost Density, Accelerate Housing
Exempt from CEQA thanks to AB 130. Subject to streamlined, ministerial review thanks to SB 423 and SB 330. Entitled to extra density thanks to SDBL. Laws change, housing gets built.
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Falling Home Prices Spur Sales Amid Southern Inventory Surge
New Single-Family Home Prices Drop Further amid Inventory Glut. But Lower Prices Beget Higher Sales. Inventory in the South still sky-high, up 60% from March 2019. But homebuilders understand what it takes: lower prices and big incentives https://t.co/fiwKwIBlMq https://t.co/6wTyZGUENq
Infrastructure Built to Boost Union Overtime, Not Efficiency
Once you realize every maintenance-prone piece of city infrastructure is designed to maximize union overtime, you see it everywhere.