Green Building

Posted on February 13, 2012 in Building Codes, Green Building and Housing & Construction.

Studies predict that future innovation will be driven by the need to reduce energy use and cost, but the AEC industry will move at a different pace and in different directions, depending upon where you are.

Posted on February 6, 2012 in Business, Economic, Green Building and Housing & Construction.

As high unemployment rates continue to plague the nation, a growing group of builders across the country has decided to take a closer look at where the building products they use are made and bring those purchases back home.

Posted on January 23, 2012 in Business, Engineering & Testing, Green Building, Housing & Construction, Industry Announcements and Raw Materials.

ReWall Corporation is using polyethylene-coated cartons and cups, typically bound for landfills, to fabricate construction materials without water, glue or chemicals.

Posted on January 9, 2012 in Building Codes, Green Building and Housing & Construction.

When a couple said they wanted to “push the ecological envelope,” architects David Arkin and Anni Tilt thought a straw bale house could be just the thing. 

Posted on January 9, 2012 in Building Codes, Green Building and Housing & Construction.

In January, Texas will adopt a statewide building code that should cut the energy consumption of new single-family homes by more than 15%.