Modern Codes Complicate Classic Rowhome Vestibule Designs
I really want to build rowhomes with vestibules again It’s often very tricky to do now with circulation requirements because they are so much deeper than these historic ones https://t.co/TXWZPcM1m8
Hotel-to-Residence Conversion Boosts Downtown Vitality
Cool news from @urbanizeatlanta_ The beautiful Rhodes-Haverty tower (1929) is slated to be converted from a hotel to residential. As I've said for years and years, Downtown needs many more homes than it has. Being primarily a place for visitors...
VGIS Turns Construction Data Into Real‑Time AR Twins
vGIS Brings Construction #Data to Life with Real-Time #AR Digital Twin Visualization via @WevolverApp #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/wFusJuwNWU
YIMBYs Support Single-Family Homes via California's Starter Act
It's just not true that YIMBYs are ignoring single-family homes. Examples: (1) In California, we've spent the last few years building out the Starter Home Revitalization Act, focused on single-family homes. https://t.co/1tKVLyHp1X
Brighton to Build UK's First Dedicated Women's Stadium
Built For Her: Brighton confirm plans for first purpose built women's stadium in UK and Europe at a cost of £80m https://t.co/V2vgE3cM3l
Forced Sale Clause Undermines Build‑to‑Rent Viability
This line from the WSJ article on build-to-rent construction freeze tells you a lot: The authors of the ROAD to Housing heard this statement (which is generally true), and totally whiffed on understanding what it meant and why a forced...
Expand Grid Capacity and Optimize Existing Infrastructure
There's no real debate— we need to build more grid infrastructure AND use the existing grid better. On the latest @Poli_Climate: the technologies & policies needed to get more out of the power grid we already have w/ @IanMagruder @utilizegrid...
Intelligence in AEC: Not Just Pre‑trained Models
AEC Magazine asks the right question: where does intelligence in AEC actually come from? One camp says foundation models already know enough. I disagree. https://t.co/UBUTc1UaYT
Snowy 2.0 Faces Cost Surge, No Turning Back
Too big to fail? Snowy 2.0 critics predict fresh cost blowouts, while others say it’s far too late to turn back #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/XLDVpvJkuS https://t.co/ZzOBNIGemm
Debate Over $2B Hudson Yards Public Funding Intensifies
Is $2B of public $$ for a platform over W #HudsonYards too much? Not 1 of #MayorMamdani's priorities as pressure mounts to cancel #MayorAdams deal. 'We believe mayor w/n want to invest in such projects but can't take it as...
Altadena Leads Rebuilding; Over Half File Permits
Milestone this week in Los Angeles wildfire rebuilding. Owners of more than half the properties in Altadena with destroyed homes have filed applications to rebuild per our @politico permit tracker. Pacific Palisades rebuild applications at just over a third of...
Hotels Favor Glass Showers Over Guest Privacy
Why Hotels Keep Building Bathrooms With Glass Walls, No Doors — And No Privacy - View from the Wing https://t.co/PlzSZmZ1wx
Mnangagwa Revives Harare Water, Waste Services, Boosts Support
President @edmnangagwa is restoring Harare’s municipal services… In several suburbs, water is now flowing from taps for the first time in many years. Water infrastructure is being upgraded, with pipes being replaced & the water treatment plant being upgraded. Add to...
Lodha to Self‑Fund Park by Monetizing Land at ₹70 Cr/Acre
Self-Funding Model: Lodha plans to fund this massive outlay by selling or monetizing other land parcels within the same 400-acre park. They anticipate land values in the area to reach as high as ₹70 crore per acre due to high...
Bipartisan Shift: US Turns Against Data Center Construction
Across both parties the mood in the US is turning against data center construction. This and more featured in the Chartbook Top Link today. https://t.co/nCW92Pf3bF
Paradise Near Jobs, Yet Santa Cruz Loses Residents—Build Housing
Santa Cruz is a literal paradise within commuting distance of one of the most productive labor markets on Earth and yet it's losing population. We need to build more housing.
Robotic Plastering Machine Automates Wall Construction
#Robotic Wall Plastering Machine Brings Automation to Construction by @gigadgets_ #EmergingTech #Innovation #TechForGood #Technology https://t.co/mOGbixaXZR
Self‑Programming Materials Will Make Infrastructure Self‑Repairing
one of the areas i’m watching for @maniacvc: if intelligence embeds into everything, matter becomes self-programmable. roads fix themselves. bridges know when they’re tired. the built world becomes regenerative. it’ll be the end of the era where things break and stay broken.
Existing Homes Dominate Inventory; New Builds Stay Under 120k
One thing to remember, new construction, just nationally speaking, rarely gets above 120,000 completed units for sale. Even in 2008, it never reached 200,000, even though we had 4,000,000 active inventory. The majority of all inventory comes from the existing...
Bipartisan Lawmakers Oppose Rule Threatening Build-to-Rent Production
76 lawmakers push back on 7-year selloff rule that "would effectively halt the production of Build-to-Rent" The letter is signed by 38 Republican representatives and 38 Democratic representatives My latest for @ResidentialClub: https://t.co/nYzn6wIhud
Japanese Investors Surge to 5% of U.S. Homebuilders
Japan’s growing ownership of U.S. homebuilders, as told by one chart According to Zonda, in 2015, Japanese owned builders had around 0.2% of the market—by 2025, that figure had risen to 4.8%. It'll soon be higher. My latest for ResiClub: https://t.co/oO9GdezI2v
Housing Market Set to Grow Across All Sectors in 2027
There’s maybe another 3-6 months of softness as builders work down inventories but I think residential construction, resale transactions, new home sales, and home prices will all grow in 2027.
Maine Governor Vetoes Data Center Ban to Protect Jobs
The governor of Maine has vetoed a bill that would have banned datacenter construction in the state until November 2027. She said while she shares the concerns about the impact of data centers on electricity prices and the environment, the bill...
Uniform Regulations Inflate Costs of Small Housing Projects
The main reason more so-called "missing middle" housing doesn't get built: In most states (including CA), there is little regulatory distinction between a 5 unit building and a 500 unit building. Despite posing 1/100 of the risk, the 5 unit building is...
China's Housing Glut Threatens Island Retirement Investments
China builds so much housing you can lose money on a tropical island retirement community.
Single-Family Rentals Redefine Starter Homes, Challenge Homeownership Myth
“Single-family rentals are a modern version of a starter home, which have gone nearly extinct in the United States. But their existence challenges the American ideal that suburban single-family houses are meant for homeowners.” https://t.co/dA4eZdCiPZ
Walmart Expands via 3D‑printed Concrete Store Structures
Your Walmart might be 3D printed — firm building more than a dozen 3D-printed Walmart expansions with concrete-printing robots https://t.co/1YmAy5orx4
Zaha Hadid 3D‑prints 7.7 M Concrete Arch, Transforming Architecture
#3D Printing Redefines Architecture: Zaha Hadid Prints a 7.7m Concrete Arch by @tweetciiiim #3Dprinted #EmergingTech #TechForGood #FutureTech https://t.co/JvvHynUXOF
Caltrans Deploys Spot Robot to Inspect Hidden Bridge Structures
Inspecting the Unseen: Caltrans Uses Spot to Navigate Hidden Bridge Structures by @BostonDynamics #AI #Robots #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/IjoIe3bSfs
One Operator Lifts Crew‑Level Loads with Sarcos Guardian GT
#WhosNext? #Construction crew workers? WIth the Raytheon Sarcos Guardian GT - Big Arm one man can lift as much as a whole crew. (Tech Insider) #Robotics #Cobots https://t.co/F5PlDR00Af
Austin Expands with Affordable Detached Homes Beyond City Limits
That’s exactly what Austin has done. And continues to do Yes some infill (which developers like @americanhousing are doing) … but a TON of small, inexpensive detached homes outside the City https://t.co/uFSuYKWH2m
High‑Capacity Transit Delivers Multigenerational Urban Growth
In 15 years, Brooklyn’s Fourth Ave added thousands of homes over a 110-year-old subway line without adding new streets. At what point are we going to realize that building high capacity transit in every city in this country pays off...
Construction Costs Have Rarely Declined Since 19th Century
For as far back as we have data - into the 19th century - construction costs in the US have almost never fallen. Other wealthy countries show similar patterns. https://t.co/kEEDUlPYLC https://t.co/oJ5gdNSwEU
Talk to AI, Instantly Redesign Your Floor Plan
Wait..you can literally just talk to your floor plans now 🤯 Tell the AI to "add an office" or "make the room bigger" .. and watch the layout update instantly 👀 https://t.co/OOMct6vjIZ
Mid-Size Buildings Dominate Studio Unit Share Since 2008
Here’s an interesting fact about apartment building SIZE For buildings built since 2008 ... mid-size buildings (50-150 units) have a great share of Studios, compared to smaller or larger buildings. https://t.co/QC9eXAaoRH
Thermostatic Valves Cut Air‑Source Heat Pump Use 6‑8%
Thermostatic radiator valves can reduce energy consumption in air-source heat pumps by 6-8% #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Vpic4JTpZZ
US Data Center Buildout Needs 11 Years at 2025 Pace
$ETN: at 2025 construction rates it will take 11 years to build all of the data center projects in US pipeline.  “Even 2-3 years ago, our forecasted growth rates & power required to run DC was …too low. There’s as...
Japan's Bizarre Real Estate Deal Mixes Towers, Nursing Homes, Whales
What’s shaping up to be one of Japan’s hottest real estate deals in recent memory includes a prime office tower in Tokyo’s financial district, several nursing homes — and a handful of killer whales. (Yep...) Read all about it: https://t.co/863622NOlJ
Peruvian Entrepreneur Profits From Drone Facade Cleaning
Peruvian Entrepreneur Earns Big with #Drone-Powered Building Facade Cleaning by @Arcfunmi #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/ZJN9uY5jTG
Avoiding Safety Upgrades Will Cost LA Billions
The city's silent strike over Measure HLA, on the basis of the allegedly unbearable cost of voter-demanded accessibility/safety improvements, is going to cost Los Angeles billions of dollars in deferred maintenance, and that's before the liability claims start rolling in.
EnBW and Noveria Push Forward Germany BESS Projects
EnBW and Noveria advance construction on 1- and 4-hour BESS projects in Germany #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/SCw9rta1gY
DR Horton’s Shift to 65% FHA/VA Increases Default Risk
DR Horton has adjusted its business model in an interesting way. Back in 2021/22, they were doing 40% of their business to FHA and VA borrowers. Now it's 65% of their business. FHA and VA loans typically have 0-5% downpayments and higher credit...
D.R. Horton Cuts Unsold Inventory 35% YoY
D.R. Horton is quickly shrinking its pileup of unsold completed inventory "Unsold homes are down 25% from December and 35% from a year ago" - Paul Romanowski, CEO of @DRHorton said during their April 21, 2026 earnings call Chart via @ResidentialClub
Gary Barnett Proposes 86‑story, 1,198‑ft UWS Tower
A supertall apt house on the #UWS. #GaryBarnett firm plans 86-story, 1,198 ft tower on W67, more than 400 ft above nabe's next tallest bldg, per a #NYC DOB filing. W/yield 430 units. #Extell #realestate #CRE #retail #restaurant #Silverstein #multifamily...
Building Missing‑Middle Starter Homes to Keep Families City‑Bound
The mission of @americanhousing is to build housing in THIS circle Other developers build highrises downtown, midrises in emerging neighborhoods & master planned communities far away We are building “missing middle” starter homes … so families with kids can STAY in the...
Austin Housing Market Hits Stabilization, Near Bottom
#Austin housing market finally approaching bottom. CEO of Taylor Morrison 1Q26 earnings call: “Austin actually finally saw what I would say some stabilization in backlog, had the best sales month in quite some time, and cancelations seemed to stabilize.” Checks w/our analysis...
US Gas Plant Costs Surge 66% Amid Rising Demand
Costs to build natural gas-fired power plants in the US increased 66% between 2023 and 2025 as developers propose building more projects nationwide to meet rising electricity demand. https://t.co/dO5y2ajRdJ
KC Baseball Stadium Costs Taxpayers $600M Plus More
#KC's #MLB team gets the #Royal treatment. as $1.9B downtown stadium project announced. City taxpayers w/fork over $600M, unspecified amt from #MO, $800M from team. To anchor 85-acre shopping/dining district. #realestate #CRE #retail #baseball https://t.co/LSyDs9PQK5
Greenfield Builds More Large Apartments than Austin City
The Austin METRO built a ton of housing, not just the City. Yes the City built a lot ... but greenfield did even more. Here's a map of large (250+ unit) apartment buildings built in last 3 years The distribution of single family...
Japan Turns Earthquake Resilience Into Data-Driven Design
Japan does not treat earthquakes as rare events. It treats them as a design requirement. That is what I find so striking. Japan sits in one of the world’s most earthquake-prone regions, yet it has spent decades building resilience into the system through...