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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES DEPARTMENTS
THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING 2020 ..............................................13 EDITOR’S NOTE ................................................ 02
Green Builder’s rst look at a spectrum of megatrends—labor shortages GREEN BUILDING NEWS ............................. 06
and rising material costs, indoor air quality, connected living, and clean
water—that will shape housing trends for decades to come. INTERNET OF THINGS ................................... 52
The Back Story: Labor, Materials and Land Costs ...............................14 FIELD NOTES ..................................................... 54
The trifecta of money-related pressures has dramatically limited the
number and types of new homes being built. SMART CITIES .................................................. 58
A Shifting Marketplace ......................................................................................20 CODE ARENA ..................................................... 60
Consumers now call the shots when it comes to specifying products for TAILGATE ............................................................. 64
their homes, and they’re willing to spend more to save more.
Connected Living Comes of Age ....................................................................24
As connected living becomes the new normal, Americans are on track to HERE’S A SAMPLE OF WHAT’S INSIDE
spend billions on smart home devices by 2023.
Water: A Balancing Act .......................................................................................28 “Water is the most basic of all
The increasingly limited availability of water will make future resources. Civilizations grew or
construction eorts even more challenging.
Indoor Air Pollution: New Threats and New Tools .................................32 withered depending on its
Indoor air quality has gone from ‘nice to have’ to ‘absolute must.’For some availability.”
consumers, it’s now as important as location when buying a home.
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As Green Builder’s Green Home of the Year 2020 competition draws near,
we take a look at several of 2019’s nalists to see what made them so special. ON THE COVER
PACKAGE DEAL ..............................................................................................................40 THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE
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THE VISION HOUSE: TRIPLE PLAY ........................................................................46 for up-to-date news analysis, case studies, new green
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