Top Ideas from Greenbuild Expo 2010
Last week’s Greenbuild International Conference & Expo held in Chicago showcased some great ideas coming out of the green building industry. Are you looking for more ways to go green? Check out some of these green building ideas discussed at Greenbuild 2010: Daylighting or harnessing the light generated by...
Schutte Lumber's New Blog Design
Schutte Lumber has gotten a new blog design, and we want to explain some of the changes: Blog posts appear as excerpts on the home page so you can see up to six blog posts at one time rather than scrolling through entire posts to get to the next...
Greenbuild Expo To Showcase Latest in Green Building
Chicago will host the annual Greenbuild Expo Nov. 17-19 this year, showcasing the latest green building trends and innovations around the theme “Generation Green: Redefining Our Future.” Regarded as one of the biggest gatherings of its kind, Greenbuild offers a myriad of resources and best practices for green businesses...
Schutte Lumber Supports Christmas in October
Schutte Lumber supported Kansas City’s annual Christmas in October event again this year, providing lumber at-cost to assist thousands of volunteers in helping those in need of basic home repairs, maintenance, and improvement. Founded in 1984, Christmas in October benefits more than 500 area homes for an estimated economic...
Tour New Kansas City Green Living Show Home
Have you heard about the new Kansas City Homes & Gardens Boulevard of Dreams Green Living Show Home? The green living show home is a community effort to raise awareness about earth-friendly building techniques and home improvements. The show home, located at 1010 Brentwood Circle in Kansas City, will...
Schutte Lumber on Facebook Places
Schutte Lumber Company has created a page on Facebook Places, allowing customers to “check in” here via their mobile phones and/or computers and find friends nearby. iPhone users will need to download the “Facebook for iPhone” app or go to www.touch.facebook.com to log in to Facebook on the device....
Kansas City Build Expo Next Week
On Sept. 22-23 the Kansas City Build Expo will be held at the Kansas City Convention Center’s Bartle Hall, offering builders, suppliers, manufacturers, and other industry professionals the chance to network and receive information about new products, best practices, and upcoming construction projects in Kansas City. Admission is free,...
Best of the Schutte Lumber Blog
Schutte Lumber is celebrating our 100th blog post today by taking a look back at some of our most popular content since we started the blog. Thanks to all our clients and readers for reading the Schutte Lumber blog, and stay tuned for more special offers, green products, project...
Pergola Material Donated for Garden Soiree Benefit
Schutte Lumber Company partnered with Kansas City Homes & Gardens to support this year’s STEMS: A Garden Soiree, a popular annual benefit hosted by the Overland Park Arts & Recreation Foundation. To help KCH&G create the ultimate outdoor living space for the event, Schutte Lumber donated the material for...
Green Building Dilemma: To Build or Not To Build?
A recent post on home improvement guru Bob Vila’s blog raises a bold question about housing in the U.S.: Should we continue building new homes? The post references a green building advisor, who believes energy consumption is of greater environmental concern than energy efficiency in homes. Here are his...