Modern Materials Magazine Archive

Modern Materials Magazine focuses on green building and sustainability as applied to real-world challenges. Learn about every aspect of green-building design and construction through the wealth of information contained in our Modern Materials article archive.

Answering the Challenge With Green Building Solutions Greenbuildingsolutions™ finds answers to your tough on-site conundrums…Read More Architectural Vision and Appeal Innovative designs as fluid as the future of green building…Read More Green Guides, Energy Star, Certification Issues and Public Policy More about more technical and regulatory issues in Greenbuildingsoluions™...Read More Improving Energy Efficiency Green building means building efficiency and saving resources…Read More New-Materials Success Stories Surprise! Plastics are THE enabling on-site material…See How

Piping & Water-Management Solutions Case studies proving plastic pipe to be greenbuildingsolutions™…Read More Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Recycling on-site, vinyl roofing, and reincarnated? Read More Sustainable Design Construction Life cycle assessment, carbon footprint, and saved energy…it’s all in the design...Read More

Insulation is Sexy, and Obama Agrees!

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At a press conference in Alexandria, VA, President Obama discussed the economic impacts of energy saving home retrofits at Home Depot.

Stimulus Funding

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A top Washington, D.C. law firm video explains how the Federal Stimulus funding for builders, owners, and architects will flow, how to find it and where to start.

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)

Learn more about how EPS reduces global warming.

Sustainability Hits a Wall

How does a typical wall perform?

GBS asked the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) to build several walls, use ASTM standards to measure performance and report the results at ASHRAE ‘s NY Conference.

Home Builder Tips from Bill McCauley

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