Structure magazine recently posed the question, "Can using more wood reduce your environmental footprint?" The magazine explores why it's important for designers to focus on which materials they will use, as well as the life cycle of those materials. For example: "Some people might think that recycled products are automatically preferable even though they... [Read more...]
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Builders Commend Proposed Energy-Efficient Initiatives
Posted on March 25, 2010 By eralls (Edit) Leave a Comment
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 Obama, who in Savannah, Ga., recently,... [Read more...]
