Labor: The Variable That Continues to Challenge Home Builders
Here's a thought: what if housing's 'labor shortage' is not a political problem, but solely an economic one?
Tag: Innovation
Shea Homes: Bringing High-Performance Results to the California Climate
Shea Homes collaborated with Owens Corning to maximize energy efficiency. The High Performance Conditioned ProPink® Insulation System provides Shea’s homeowners with a higher level of comfort and energy efficiency in their net-zero conscious homes.
ABC Green Home Opens 3 Models Ready for Zero Net Energy Regulations
Recently, Owens Corning has worked as an extension of the team assembled by Habitat for Humanity for project ABC Green Home 3.0. This project is using familiar insulation and fiberglass solutions that easily integrate into the design plans and deliver the highest standard of energy efficiency in production-built homes.
Learn About the Change Quail Homes Made to Optimize Thermal Performance
Owens Corning offered to help Quail Homes reassess their extensive analysis, which led to displacing their internal air sealing process and replacing it with sealing the outside of their homes to better protect from conditions, including moisture, in the region. Now, every Quail Home is wrapped in a blanket of PINK® Insulation top to bottom, outside to inside.
Thrive Home Builders: Using Building Science to Reach Challenging Performance Goals
Thrive Home Builders and Owens Corning turned to building science to achieve accessible, affordable, net zero homes with minimal need for solar panels.
Builder’s Guide: How to Upgrade and Differentiate Your Home with Owens Corning™ Residential Complete™ Wall Systems
The focus of this guide is on residential construction using Owens Corning™ products and systems. However, the principles and physics apply to all types of construction and many of examples and details are readily applicable to commercial, institutional construction and special use buildings.
4 Ways Top Builders Create Houses That Feel Like Home
What do homeowners really want? They want to be comfortable right in their own home.
Dr. Achilles Karagiozis Brings a Hands-on Approach to Building Science
We chatted with Dr. Karagiozis to address key learnings regarding the role of Building Science in advancing high performance homebuilding.
How the 2016 New American Home Challenged Convention and Got Breakthrough Results
Game changing. Cutting-Edge. Stunning. Three words you’ll hear frequently when describing The 2016 New American Home®.
Experience the Comfort Applied Building Science Brings to the New American Home®
Visitors experiencing the 2016 edition of The New American Home® in Las Vegas won’t just see and hear how Owens Corning is helping builders turn building science into building genius™ –they will be able to feel it!