Environmental considerations Material source Where does the raw material come from? How 'sustainable' is it? Conversi...
Nevada's First Solar Community Launched
Southern Nevada has an abundance of sun, and Concordia Homes is looking to soak it up. Last week, the Henderson, Nev.-based builder unveiled...
Home Buyers Willing to Pay for Energy Efficiency
Home buyers are willing to pay for energy efficiency, prefer smaller homes with high-quality products and amenities, and for the first time,...
Green Building
Want a glimpse of the green future?Travel down Florida’s panhandle coast to Alys Beach, a 158-acre resort town just underway with an extensi...
Old is gold
Today's Pantheon ("Temple of All the Gods") is not the original. Marcus Agrippa's Pantheon burned down in 80 AD, was rebui...
Volunteers around the world seek solutions for emergency shelters
Amidst the hoopla surrounding New York's Freedom Tower and other innovative new skyscrapers, it's easy to forget the real heroes of ...
Civil Engineering in the Oceans
Meeting the New Challenges of the 21st Century Calling all engineers and scientists concerned with civil engineering in the oceans! Plan to ...
Designer of Green Communities Has Big Growth Plans
A Yorkville, Ill.-based startup that designs green communities and provides the technological support to implement their development and con...
FSC Certifies Bamboo Flooring, Bamboo Plywood
Later this summer, building professionals and consumers will be able to buy bamboo flooring and bamboo plywood products that have been certi...
Do buildings have gender?
Are sex and architecture related? Are some buildings "male" and others "female"? Yes, of course, some architects are mal...
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