When you meet Anna Porter, owner and developer of a Warm Beach, Wash., custom home dubbed “Going Green at the Beach,” she doesnít strike you as the type who would allow just anyone into her home. More
The NAHB honored 17 building industry professionals and companies who excelled in green home building practices in 2007, during the Green Building Awards ceremony at the organizationís 10th annual National Green Building Conference. More
The NAHB marked the start of its 10th National Green Building Conference by remembering the past and looking to the future. More
Bourbon Street, beignets, beads, and, now, builders. Green building pros from across the nation will descend on New Orleans this weekend for the NAHBís 10th annual Nation Green Building Conference. The association expects more than 1,500 builders to show up for this yearís conference, which will take place May 10-13, besting last yearís conference in St. Louis by about 400 attendees. More
By its very nature, remodeling is "green" in that you are reusing and improving existing infrastructures. After that, remodeling green calls on many of the same products and techniques as any other green building process. More
As recently as a year ago, Epcon Communities was not specifying hardwood flooring in its home market of Columbus, Ohio. The builder of slab-on-grade, ranch condominiums in the $180,000 to $250,000 price range installed carpet and vinyl surfaces in its homes, says Craig Thomas, vice president of development and construction for the Dublin, Ohio-based developer. More
Q: When installing stone tiles over Schluter's Kerdi waterproofing membrane, is it okay to use modified thinset mortar? I know that Schluter recommends unmodified thinset mortar, but my supplier suggests that the large and heavy tiles will be easier to install with a polymer-modified no-sag mortar. More
eSMART Homes program becomes standard nationwide. More
I am currently reading the National Association of Home Builders' “Model Green Home-building Guidelines” as a reinforcement of the principles and practices that we incorporate into our building and remodeling work. More