Engineered Wood: A Perfect Fit for Urban Infill
Infill builders can reduce material and labor costs with engineered wood products by Scott Lockyear Many architects and builders are
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Construction Management
What You Need to Know About Energy Efficiency [Infographic]
For the past few years, the awareness that our homes can be more energy-efficient has been on the rise and
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The Serious Consequences of Consequentials
Be in the green, not the red, with these important considerations By KATHLYNN SMITH AND JENNIFER TUNG Times are
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A Solution for Sustainable Building
New Block™ provides a solution to economical challenges faced by multifamily developers across the nation By KEVIN NEWMAN In
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Climate Change and Resilient Homes
What to do with flooded homes as extreme weather events become the norm By BARRY GILES The devastation that
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Making a Case for Living Roofs in Single Family Residential Construction
The green roof is a sustainable concept that is growing in popularity By JOE WICENTOWICH Sustainable design in single family
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Making Homes Sustainable Means More Than Building Green
A holistic, sustainable approach to building will maximize a home’s environmental friendliness and resiliency By NATHAN KIPNIS Today, green
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The GHB Interview: Scot Horst, CEO of Arc Skoru, Inc.
Scot Horst is the current CEO of Arc Skoru, Inc. and the former chief product officer of the USGBC. We
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EarthCraft™ Leaves No Building Behind
Green building guidelines help restore and refit historical buildings for sustainable operation BY JEREMY FIELD From 2010 to 2017, Savannah
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Interior Prefabs Gives Homes New Life
New ways to customize prefabs, which are key for translating the building method to homes BY CAROL BULLIED The modular
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Green Actions –2017 Encouraged Us To Act on Green and Sustainability
Increasingly, how a company conducts their business is an important factor in choosing to buy their product or service By
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Prudent Custom Home Building
Custom homebuilders might want to think twice about neglecting basic features in homes should that property ever be sold in
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WELL, Multi-Family and Future of the Built Environment in 2017
Health and wellness are the new green and are set to dominate the sustainable building industry By Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic Health
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Evolving Beyond Energy Efficiency to Health
Marketing health will become an important part of marketing homes as consumers lead a more examined life, particularly as it
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Energy-Efficient Infill for Long-Term Savings
As energy efficiency continues to become a top priority for potential homebuyers, urban infill homebuilders are able to provide the
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The Passive House Pursuit
Making Affordable Housing More Affordable By CORDELIA PITMAN In May, 2016, Village Centre Apartments in Brewer, Maine opened its doors
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A Home for Anyone, A Home for Everyone
The intersection between green and accessibility in homes By MARLA ESSER I’d like to introduce you to Kelly. We met
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Four Distinct Categories of Resilience in the Built Environment
ICC shows the Nation why resilience starts with the building codes By Dominic Sims, CEO, International Code Council Resilient, healthy,
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In California, Creating Healthier Communities is a Priority
Affordable housing creates a stronger community foundation to promote health and well-being By Laura Archuleta The state has made a
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Better Building Envelopes As the Gateway to Better Air Quality and Purification
Employing an innovative structural home building system to protect homes and their occupants from exterior and interior pollutants By Alex
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Building Codes, Sustainability & WELLness Certifications
Whereas LEED measures how healthy the project is for the planet, the nascent program of WELL measures how healthy the
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Codes and Standards Key to Sustainable and Affordable Buildings
The National Green Building Standards serves as the basis for several federal, state, and local building programs By Dominic Sims
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Sustainable Homes through USGBC’s LEED Rating System
USGBC is working to make the LEED residential program even more accessible and utilized by builders, developers, and architects By
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The Evolution of Sustainable Destination Neighborhoods
Utilizing the economy of scale can provide affordable, residential green building for everyday Americans By Alex H. Edwards III Today’s
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Sustainable Residential Infill Home Development
Deconstructing rather than demolishing a home for residential infill construction can do wonders for the community and environment By Vic
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Provide Green Window Opportunities for Homeowners Window film will offer year-round savings of about 5 to 10 percent of the
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Saving Trees, One Print-Out at a Time
The construction industry is going paperless to reduce waste and increase effectiveness and profit By Dilantha Wijesuriya Adopting green work
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Dwell Development’s Eco-Friendly Urban Dwelling
Residential developer, Dwell Development LLC, is pushing the envelope of sustainable design and green construction in the Pacific Northwest By
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2015’s New Technologies Assisting Custom Homebuilders
Solutions that will improve your operations and increase your customer service and marketing By Andy Stauffer Since the time man
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Three emerging catalysts are changing the way we think about our industry By Bill Good The U.S. roofing industry hasn’t
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