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Announcing the Green Home Advantage Program
A creative partnership is supporting a local Neighborhood Stabilization Program in green building practices
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Backerboards – Winners against Water
There are a lot of options for sheathing tub and bath surrounds. Which ones stand up and out in terms of durability and environmental footprint?
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Return to Sender – HVAC Return Pathway Options
Return pathways are critical to high performance forced-air systems. Which method do you use?
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Blower Door Testing Row Homes
With two of the largest of six surfaces shared with neighbors, how do you determine the air tightness of a row home?
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Integrated Pest Management: Get to Know Mike Potter and Bill Quarles
From bedbugs to termites: know the symptoms, causes, and controls that are safe for people and the planet.
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Waste Management for New Construction and Remodeling
About 75% of new construction and up to 25% of whole-house remodeling jobs can be recovered, not landfilled. The key materials tend to be cardboard, wood, metals and clean gypsum board.
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Carpet in Basements: The Issues, Solutions, and Alternatives
Basement floors don’t have to be cold and damp but they often are. Unless you can design or retrofit your basement slab to be warm and dry, avoid wall-to-wall carpet as a floor finish.
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Greening Bank-Owned Homes
What are some cost-effective, realistic green elements banks could incorporate into their typical REO (Real Estate Owned) program?
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The Construction Process Part Three – Project Scoping
The project scope, or project summary, sets the tone and establishes boundary conditions; make sure your project scope has the right elements to start and keep your project green
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Deconstruction versus Demolition
When a building is too dilapidated to renovate, do you demolish it or take it apart for salvage?
