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From breaking news and market signals to deep dives on sustainability, value, policy, resilience, and meaning, the Green Builder Media Podcast Network brings together the industry’s most trusted voices to explore how homes are designed, built, valued, and lived in.

2D AGO

New Homes Save Money, Builders Face Lawsuits, AI Competes for Power

Florida may be rewriting the rules of homebuilding. New homes could save buyers thousands. And the AI boom? It may be competing with communities for power. This week on This Week in Sustainable Building News, Ronan Mirza breaks down the forces quietly reshaping housing, affordability, resilience, and infrastructure. From Florida’s proposed building code overhaul to a new study showing buyers of newly built homes may save $25,000 over ten years, the definition of housing value is changing fast. But so are the risks. Major builders are facing a growing wave of construction defect lawsuits, while labor shortages tied to immigration policy could put even more pressure on affordability and housing supply. Meanwhile, the AI boom is creating a new kind of infrastructure tension. Reno just advanced a temporary moratorium on new data centers, and a new report suggests Lake Tahoe could lose much of its electricity supply as power shifts toward Northern Nevada’s exploding digital economy. Also in this episode: • Why stronger building codes may become unavoidable in climate-vulnerable states like Florida. • The hidden long-term savings behind new construction homes. • What rising construction defect claims say about speed, labor, and quality in housing. • How immigration policy may be affecting housing supply and construction jobs. • Why communities are pushing back on AI-driven data center growth. • Could solar shift from a sustainability play to an energy security strategy? • What consumers actually want from smart homes. • A surprisingly cool new insulation material made from fungi and construction waste • Why buyers care more about how a home feels than fancy finishes. • The Valuation Metric with Matthew Cooper Upcoming Events: 💚June 3–4: Sustainability Symposium 2026 (Free Virtual Event)💚 May 27–28: California Green Building Conference 2026 Berkeley June 1–4: NAREE’s 60th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference Miami June 10–13: AIA Conference on Architecture & Design 2026 San Diego June 11–12: Next Generation Water Summit Santa Fe June 18–July 30: High Performance Home Master Class Series—plus CEU opportunities for builders and pros: Coupon Code for AM class $90 discount Coupon Code for PM class $90 discount June 22–24: 2026 NFPA Conference & Expo Las Vegas June 23–25: Trellis Impact 26 San Francisco July 22–23: Sunbelt Builders Show, San Antonio, Texas September 9–10: Building Fire Safety Symposium September 16–18: EEBA Summit 2026 St. Paul, Minn. October 20–23: Greenbuild 2026 New York, NY November 4–5: The Building Products Customer Workshop, Nashville About: Green Builder Media www.greenbuildermedia.com is North America’s leading green building and sustainable living media company. Through our magazine, website, demonstration homes, and data services, we provide actionable information to consumers and builders about how to build and remodel sustainable homes. We focus on net-zero building, green products, energy efficiency, healthy homes, resilience, connected living, and building science. Subscribe to our once-a-week Vantage e newsletter: https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/enewsletter-subscribe

9 min
3D AGO

Price Is a Snapshot. Value Is a Story

In this episode, Sara and Cynthia expose a major economic blind spot: we’ve optimized for the transaction, not the experience.

32 min
MAY 13

This Week in Housing: Resilient Homes Get Payback, AI Reveals Climate-Risk Pricing, Two Paths to IECC Code.

Resilient homes may finally start paying homeowners back, AI pulls back the curtain on climate-risk insurance pricing, affordable housing financing faces new uncertainty, and the future of building codes may be getting a major rewrite. Stories: Why states are beginning to reward resilient homes with insurance discounts, grants, and incentives How AI is helping uncover how climate risk is priced into insurance markets Why lenders are warning about potential cuts to a little-known affordable housing program Changes to the 2030 International Energy Conservation Code Why the next labor shortage may be a resilience skills shortage Wellness design is becoming more about affordability, resilience, and lower operating costs than luxury COGNITION Smart Data reveals why people care about indoor air quality Why The Valuation Metric with Nick Fazli Editors’ product pick: VELUX skylights Upcoming Events: 💚June 3–4: Sustainability Symposium 2026 (Free Virtual Event)💚 https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/sus... May 15: Green Building United’s Sustainability Symposium Philadelphia May 20: Virtual Webinar—Solar Tax Credits Are Gone. Now What? May 27–28: California Green Building Conference 2026 Berkeley June 1–4: NAREE’s 60th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference Miami June 10–13: AIA Conference on Architecture & Design 2026 San Diego June 11–12: Next Generation Water Summit Santa Fe June 18–July 30: High Performance Home Master Class Series—plus CEU opportunities for builders and pros Coupon Code for AM class $90 discount Code for PM class $90 discount June 22–24: 2026 NFPA Conference & Expo Las Vegas June 23–25: Trellis Impact 26 San Francisco

8 min
MAY 12

The Impact Series: Tim O'Brien

Mike and Tim talk about high-performance homes, workforce development and a whole lot more on the Impact Series.

55 min
MAY 6

Making Carbon Visible in Housing

Sara Gutterman talks with Matthew Cooper, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at PEG, about how energy modeling, performance validation, and embodied carbon measurement are changing the way homes are designed, built, financed, and valued. Together, they explore why first cost and price per square foot no longer tell the full story—and how tools like RESNET 1550 can help builders, manufacturers, municipalities, and homeowners better understand the true long-term value of healthier, higher-performing, lower-carbon homes.

43 min
MAY 6

This Week in Housing: AI Disrupts Jobsites, $9B Rebates in Limbo, 55+ Buyers Surge

In this week’s housing and construction news roundup, we break down the forces reshaping where—and how—we build, from climate risk and water constraints to AI-powered jobsite tool, shifting federal housing policy, and a new generation of cash-rich homebuyers changing demand. In this episode: Why some cities like New Orleans are beginning to question long-term livability Turner Construction’s new AI-powered safety tool The latest on $9B in federal home efficiency and electrification rebates New efforts to enforce “Buy American” rules—and what it means for materials, costs, and compliance Why 55+ buyers are driving a $900B market shift A real-world look at high-performance housing at VISION House Austin Why wildfire building codes are becoming a critical factor in where we build A new Colorado River plan to stabilize water supply A workforce gap in construction—and why training alone isn’t solving the labor shortage Why housing needs to rethink value—insights from The Valuation Metric podcast with Dennis Webb A smarter approach to water quality—this week’s product pick: the Nuvo Pro 7000 system A new High Performance Home Master Class Series—plus CEU opportunities for builders and pros. June 18 to July 30 Coupon Code for AM class $90 discountCoupon Code for PM class $90 discountUpcoming Events 💚June 3–4: Sustainability Symposium 2026 (Free Virtual Event)💚 May 8: Seven Habits of Highly Effective Builders: Powerful Fundamentals for Better Homes at Lower Cost Denver May 15: Green Building United’s Sustainability Symposium Philadelphia May 27–28: California Green Building Conference 2026 Berkeley June 1–4: NAREE’s 60th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference Miami June 10–13: AIA Conference on Architecture & Design 2026 San Diego June 11–12: Next Generation Water Summit Santa Fe June 22–24: 2026 NFPA Conference & Expo Las Vegas June 23–25: Trellis Impact 26 San Francisco

10 min
APR 29

Childcare Costs vs. Housing Prices: A Cost Squeeze with No Easy Way Out

In this week’s housing and construction news roundup, we break down the real forces driving costs higher—from childcare expenses now exceeding affordability benchmarks in every state, to infrastructure uncertainty, water constraints, and shifting federal policy that could impact how homes are built and priced. In this episode: Childcare costs are major housing affordability barrierUncertainty around the National Science FoundationWater mapping tool from the U.S. Geological Survey$1.3 trillion financing system could unlock housing supplyNew Jersey’s plan to accelerate homebuilding using state-owned landFederal rollback of energy code requirements3D-printed housing with Azure Printed HomesRuling in Ohio that could reshape multifamily developmentRammed earth constructionSolar demand is shifting from sustainability to energy securityHow Japanese firms are expanding into U.S.New green building standards from National Association of Home Builders and International Code CouncilThe Impact Series: Chris CastroSolar + Battery Storage webinar: May 20Upcoming Events May 5–6: Reuters Responsible Business USA 2026 Boston May 6: Virtual Webinar: 30 Years of Energy Star for Homes: The Origin Story May 8: Seven Habits of Highly Effective Builders: Powerful Fundamentals for Better Homes at Lower Cost Denver May 15: Green Building United’s Sustainability Symposium Philadelphia May 27–28: California Green Building Conference 2026 Berkeley June 1–4: NAREE’s 60th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference Miami June 10–13: AIA Conference on Architecture & Design 2026 San Diego June 11–12: Next Generation Water Summit Santa Fe June 22–24: 2026 NFPA Conference & Expo Las Vegas June 23–25: Trellis Impact 26 San Francisco

12 min
APR 29

Stop Building for Resale. Start Building for Life.

Nick Fazli, Director of Sustainability for Sekisui House, offers a provocative look at how short-term thinking is eroding long-term value in housing and the economy, and how to reverse it.

39 min

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From breaking news and market signals to deep dives on sustainability, value, policy, resilience, and meaning, the Green Builder Media Podcast Network brings together the industry’s most trusted voices to explore how homes are designed, built, valued, and lived in.

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