5 Ways to Silence Squeaky Floors
Take these tips to heart to deliver quiet floors and satisfied homeowners
Why Pay Attention to HVAC Faults? Energy Efficiency, for One Thing
HVAC faults usually go undetected, which is a problem, since they can severely compromise a home’s energy efficiency
How to Build Healthy Homes That Protect Homebuyers From Radon
Consider a relatively simple and inexpensive passive mitigation system to vent radon—a radioactive, odorless, invisible gas—and deliver a truly healthy home
One Surefire Way to Attract Talent and Improve Homebuyer Satisfaction
One of the most effective steps a home builder can take to establish and maintain a reputation of quality is to become the 'builder of choice' in the eyes of trades and suppliers
Getting Rainscreens Right to Help Ensure Walls Stay Dry
To rainscreen or not to rainscreen, that is the question … but it shouldn’t be
5 Ways Home Builders Can Maintain Quality Despite Supply Chain Issues
It’s OK to swap out building products, but not at the expense of your construction quality standards
Brick, the ?new? green material
The folks at Boral Bricks have known that brick is green for a long time. They’re demonstrating its attributes in three sustainable projects.
First Passive House-certified homes primed in Philadelphia
The first group of Passive House-certified homes called the Stables will be ready for occupancy in spring 2013. The row of Passive House single-family townhomes is being developed by Onion Flats group with Domani Developers.
Confessions of a bilingual construction guy
His candor surprised me. I’ve never had anyone actually admit it.
But there it was. In digital ink on the email in my Inbox.
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Passive House standard the best tool to achieve net-zero, says concept advocate
“The first dozen or so attempts to build net-zero [homes] in Oregon fell short because they missed the mark on efficiency and performance,” says Sam Hagerman, co-owner of Hammer & Hand and president of the Passive House Alliance US.
The Inverse Golden Rule + 3 CYA tools when working with Hispanics
You know The Golden Rule, right?
He who has the gold makes the rules.
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New Mexico court strikes down move to repeal energy codes
The New Mexico State Court of Appeals struck down an attempt to repeal energy-efficient building codes. The original decision to roll back the building codes came from a suggestion by Gov. Susana Martinez’s small business task force.
Families benefiting from Uponor systems in new Habitat for Humanity Eco Village homes
On Sunday, April 7, the first four families received keys to their homes in the St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity Eco Village project in River Falls, Wis.
Use natural light, earth-friendly materials when designing green home
Using natural light and environmentally friendly materials are two keys to designing a sustainable home.
Micro-fluency: Sí se puede!
Working at my second office yesterday (Starbucks), two latino twenty-somethings and their language choices caught my attention.
They…
NAHB housing policy briefing
The American National Standards Institute, ANSI, recently approved the 2012 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard, the first update to the standard since the original edition.
