Green & Sustainable
Green & Sustainable
3 Questions Answered About Reliable Energy in Home Construction
Energy expert Bryan Cordill makes a case for why and how propane is an answer to growing concerns about reliability and resilience in home construction
Business
PERC Highlights Sustainability and Efficiency at IBS with 'Clean Build Conversations'
Hear from industry standouts Matt Blashaw and Anthony Carrino at this hour-long Show Village event
Construction
How to Air Seal the Garage
A poorly sealed wall or ceiling between the garage and the main house can let harmful fumes into the living space
New Home
Hosting Multiple Generations for Generations to Come
Despite juggling numerous program and site considerations, architect Joel Wenzel designed a long-lasting, multi-generational retreat that nestles seamlessly into its bucolic surroundings
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Design
Valle Group builds Passive House-certified home in New England
Earlier this month, the Valle Group completed construction on the nation’s 24th certified Passive House, located in East Falmouth, Mass. The house was built virtually airtight and is heated through passive solar gain, according to standards set by the Passive House Institute in Urbana, Ill.
Green & Sustainable
The Lean and Green Builder: Lesson 9 - WaterSense makes cents
Walking in my home last evening, I was greeted with the usual excitement of children running around, the dog barking and my wife sharing the latest…
Energy efficiency
The Lean and Green Blog: Lesson 7 - better energy management
With so many definitions of energy efficiency, it is often difficult to pin down what that means. For the most part, a consumer defines energy…
Marketing & Sales
The Lean and Green Blog: Lesson 5 - Green marketing
Greening your marketing plan requires a different thought process and action plan than what you might expect. In the upcoming months, I will be…
Design
The Lean and Green Blog: Lesson 4 - Plan for something greener
Todd Hallett does a great job helping us to understand the tremendous costs associated with inefficient, poorly designed plans. Making plans more…
Best Practices
The Lean and Green Blog: Lesson 2 — Change your frames
At a recent conference, I shared an analogy that bears repeating here. The auto industry has experienced tremendous changes over the past five…
Technology
Lutron Sivoia QS Wireless
Lutron’s Sivoia QS Wireless system offers convenient daylight control for new or retrofit applications with ultra-quiet performance, precision shade alignment, and the elimination of communication wiring.
Green & Sustainable
The Lean and Green Blog: Lesson 1 – Waste Not, Be Green
Becoming a sustainable, green builder needs to follow a structured process that allows a builder to shape green features to fit with their particular…
Green & Sustainable
The Lean & Green Blog: Lessons NOT Learned
The building industry, unfortunately, continues to make the same mistakes over and over again. Green building remains one of the most talked about…