The need for more data—better data—has been driven in part by climate change and the higher risks associated with it.
Read MoreInterview with Todd Rissel: Data, Climate Change and the Future
Summertime Tips to Keep Your Home Safer
Preparations can help make your home safer during the summer whether you plan to travel this summer or stay home.
Read MoreCensus Bureau Releases The 2020 Characteristics of New Housing
The Annual 2020 Characteristics of New Housing was released by the Census Bureau. The statistics cover size, exterior material, framing, the number of bathrooms and bedrooms, and more.
Read MoreThe Reality of Accurate Replacement Costs for High-Value and Ultra High-Value Homes
High-value homes are not just larger homes that can be valued by multiplying the material and quantity costs of a Mainstreet home to arrive at a higher number.
Read MoreForecast of 6-10 Hurricanes for 2021 Atlantic Season
Forecasts have been released for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season by NOAA and Colorado State University.
Read MoreOur Perspective on “Runaway Lumber Prices”
This has been a unique time for lumber, however. Call it a perfect storm, as the expression goes, between initial COVID-19 shutdowns, labor shortages, increased renovation and building demand, and tariffs.
Read MoreWatching Garages and 3-D Buildings Grow
We loved these videos and wanted to share them with you. See three garage types being built. One video shows a 3-D printed house being built.
Read MoreInstech Report: Location Intelligence 2021 – the Companies to Watch
InsTech London, a progressive thought leader in the London and Lloyd’s Marketplace, features e2Value and Inspect Connect in their latest report, ‘Location Intelligence 2021 – the Companies to Watch: Where, what and how risky?’
Read MoreDemand for Remodeling and Outdoor Spaces Have Increased
The pandemic has brought about increased demand for home improvements/remodeling and a focus on outdoor areas of the home.
Read More2020 Record Setting Year for Disasters
Weather related disasters set a record in 2020 and that trend continued into 2021 with several serious storms across much of the country.
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