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Some myths were made to be broken.

Otherwise, you risk wasting a lot of mental energy worried that Twinkies have an endless shelf life, it’s illegal to shout “fire!” in a crowded movie theater, and chewing gum will sit in your stomach for seven years.

We can waste a lot of energy (sorry) with home-based myths, too.

The share of small home lots just hit a record high. Plus, the latest on the housing industry, soft-landing speculation, getting pumped for heat pumps, and the astonishing momentum of clean energy.

History shows that a tipping point for a disruptive technology can come even before it hits five percent of market share.

Solar is already way past that, and quarterly global solar installations have grown 50% each year for the past three years.

Go deep on the housing economy, offsite construction, homebuilding’s green future, and more.

Can bamboo save the world?

Probably not. 

But the World Economic Forum thinks it can solve both the housing crisis AND climate change.

Which is pretty close.

Once you know how much carbon you need to cut from your diet, how do you actually do it? See the impact you can have, from switching to LEDs to driving an EV.

Want to know the coolest thing about our homes?

Like, literally?

What’s the carbon footprint equivalent of 10,000 steps a day?

A thermostat can range from pretty smart (letting you adjust your home temp from an app) to really smart (learning your habits and routines to save you electricity and money).

But are they worth the expense?

It’s easy to become numb. But there are solutions at hand, and the way we build homes is a vital one.