Housing stock in the U.S. is getting older and construction of new homes is not keeping pace with demand. If things don’t change the nation could be faced with severe housing shortages, while older buildings may fail to keep up with current safety standards. According to an Urban Institute report from April 2018, the supply
America’s Residential Building Codes and Production Standards… Unplugged
February 9, 2012 by
While many Americans believe that homes in previous eras were better built than those constructed today, it is a misconception. There may be wonderful features in that early Victorian home, and it may have been well constructed, but the simple truth is that America’s homes today are the best built in history. Talk to your local fireman and he will tell you that the quality of newly built homes has almost put them out of business. Fires do not start and do not spread as quickly in a new home as they once did.
