Building Green Means Raising Profits
PATH prototype shows that environmentally sound construction offers promising returns.
Feds, Florida at Odds Over Energy Star Testing
No one in Florida questions the value of Energy Star, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s landmark voluntary program to improve energy efficiency in new housing built across America.
Rapid Growth Forecase for Vinyl Windows and Doors
While overall demand for windows and doors in the United States is expected to wane significantly over the next three years,
Green and Growing
In a recent edition of Nation’s Building News, articles on resource-efficient construction started on the top of the first page.
Get to the Next Level
Are you a builder committed to the quality process but still need a breakthrough to reach levels of quality and customer satisfaction you expect?
A Conservation Community
The first principle of conservation in real estate development is the protection of land.
Fight or Switch?
You can change anything you want, so long as it’s something we do. In a nutshell, that’s the approach most large production builders seem to take with buyers’ requests to change something about their new homes.
Shelter Doctors
The human condition is an interesting one. For mere survival, our needs are few: food, water and shelter. It doesn’t take much more than that to sustain a body.
Insulation Firms Honored for Quality Program
Two insulation firms -- Collins & Co. of Vernon, Conn., and Comfort Insulation of Bend, Ore. -- have been named National Certified Contractor Firms of the Year.
