Canada Green Building Council Acquires Smart Growth Group
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Build Green with a Custom Home in Escavera
There is no need to sacrifice luxury when building green. Building a custom home can actually be greener than a speculative one, since you have
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Park House: Sustainable and comfortable living in a small space
Owner: Doug Sandberg
Architect: Sandberg Architecture, http://parkhouseconstruction.blogspot.com
Building Use: Single-family home
Floor Area: 2600 square feet, including basement & garage
Number of Floors: 2 + basement/garage split level
6728 Nort…
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Beat the Summer Heat and Save Money
What does summer mean to you? Somewhere on the list that just silently popped into your head is probably HEAT. In addition to vacations and
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Builder Offers Smaller Sized Homes in McHenry County
Bigger isn’t always better. In fact, smaller is often less expensive and better for the environment. The most recent trend in Green home design is
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Power Flushing With Pressure-Assist Toilets
Many of today’s best-performing low-flow toilets enhance their flush with air pressure to force water into the bowl at high speed.
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Bamboo Dimensional Lumber? Lumboo is Here
Cali Bamboo’s Lumboo provides a durable, termite-resistant alternative to conventional wood lumber.
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Avoiding the Global Warming Impact of Insulation
Insulation is key to reducing carbon emissions from buildings. But the blowing agent in extruded polystyrene and spray polyurethane foam offsets much
of that benefit.
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