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...
Create an Eco-Friendly Woodshop
With the unveiling of the new Kansas City green living show home this weekend, we want to offer some tips for creating an eco-friendly woodshop. We came across an interesting forum on the topic started on the Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement website that contains some great ideas: Create...
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...
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...
Versatex Earns Green Certification
Versatex Trim Board, manufactured by Wolfpac Technologies, Inc, has earned certification from NAHB Green Approved Products http://www.greenapprovedproducts.com/FindProducts.aspx/. Versatex now is the only PVC trim manufacturer that can claim both the NAHB Green Approved Products and National Code listing via CCRR-#0149. Versatex can also contribute LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) points in three...
Following a Devastating Tornado, Greensburg Kansas Rebuilds Better and Greener
In 2007, a massive tornado devastated Greensburg, Kansas, destroying more than 95 percent of the small town. “What wasn’t leveled was severely damaged and the mile and half plus wide tornado left the town completely devastated,” according to Inhabitat.com. Three years later, the town has changed dramatically, following a...
Introducing Penofin Verde – Earth Friendly Wood Finish
Protecting your deck investment has always meant using a petroleum based product. Now our friends at Penofin have introduced a new line of earth friendly finishes for your needs. Verde is the first of its kind. It is a 100% sustainable, petroleum free oil finish with no heavy metal...
Builders Commend Proposed Energy-Efficient Initiatives
How’s this for a startling statistic: Economists from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) estimate that every $1 billion in remodeling and home improvement activity generates 11,000 jobs, $527 million in wages and salaries and $300 million in business income. That’s quite an estimate. And one that President...
Green-focused Building Trends for 2010
Did you know? Green building is expected to grow by more than 60 percent in 2010 alone, (using new, cumulative LEED project registrations as a proxy). Although the focus is expected to change from new construction to existing buildings, here are some trends you can expect to see this...
What's Driving Green?
Residential Design & Build magazine’s columnist John D. Wagner, who says he traveled thousands of miles across the U.S. to speak to contractors and designers alike about the green building industry in 2009, predicts that the future is green, and you’d better have a plan to capitalize on it,...