Building Associations and Government reports alike tell the story. In 2011, estimated green construction (including remodels) was $17 Billion. In 2016, that number is expected to rise to between 87 and 114 Billion Dollars in the U.S. alone. This means there is not...
Resistant to Green Building because of Recycled Materials? Don’t Be! Our culture for many years now has fallen prey to the Ad Men on Madison Avenue, believing that new is always better, recycled or used items are for us to donate to the poor, and that most people...
The US Department of Agriculture has recently released a report showing the goodness and sustainability of certified green wood building materials from America’s Working Forests. Working Forests provide jobs and a stable economy in rural America, absorb carbon...
There are more tax incentives available for green home improvements, new construction of green homes and businesses in green buildings than are noted in the news. There are property tax abatements, utility incentives, loans and grants available to be used by...
Houston is notorious for having one of the highest energy- consumption costs in the country. Houstonians pay much of this cost in the summer, when the heat feels like being stuck inside Grandma’s oven with a pan of biscuits! Rather than keep paying high energy...
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