The phoenix: a mythological bird that symbolizes resurrection, rebirth, and life after death. Demolished in 1989, The Phoenix Ironworks Steel Factory left a five-acre hole in West Oakland, Calif.

How did Related California and St. Joseph Community Land Trust solve a tight building season for the biggest affordable housing project in Lake Tahoe? Truck the homes from 160 miles away. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. From the heavy use of raw materials to logistics and ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On a quiet street 2 miles north of Boston ...

Lad Dawson, the now-retired founder of Guerdon, says the process is faster, cheaper and better than site-built construction. Like any assembly line, he explains, everything is done on ground level and ...

Will these modular apartment buildings help the Bay Area handle its housing crisis? Several affordable projects in the area are assembling apartments off-site and then simply locking them into place.

Washington’s affordable housing crisis has reached a breaking point. The state’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board is calling for the construction of 1 million new residences within the next two ...

Resia’s latest apartment complex in Florida opened with a twist: Its kitchens and bathrooms were manufactured 500 miles away in Georgia. The vertically integrated developer is among a growing cohort ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...