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What’s the number one user of energy in America? (Hint: You’re likely in one now.) Nope, not our cars. Not our airplanes or factories. It’s our nation’s homes and buildings. Technically, the residential and commercial...
Poor Insulation = Waste of Money How does a book about homebuilding written shortly after World War I relate to today’s common construction practices? In a book published by Weyerhaeuser in the early 1920s called “High...
We’re going to need all sorts of modern (plastic) building materials. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in November 2021 authorizes more than one trillion dollars in Federal spending to help rebuild America’s...
Replacing a building’s existing roof with new roofing material provides an excellent opportunity to increase its energy efficiency and reduce energy costs. Since building roofs usually are replaced only once every 20 years or...
Over the last few years, factors including severe weather, production shutdowns, and even pine-beetle infestation have caused supply-chain problems for lumber building materials. The market volatility has impacted the costs of...
The Amazon HQ2 complex in Arlington, VA, opening in 2025, will focus on sustainable net-zero energy buildings, and native vegetation.
Each year in March, the United Nations celebrates World Water Day to focus attention on importance of having access to clean, fresh water. Fresh water is a precious resource, vital to sustaining all life and human society. It’s...
Globally, society is not yet on a path to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and time is running out. The building and construction industry accounts for nearly 40 percent of the world’s carbon emissions, and the...
In areas of the United States that experience ground freezing during winter, standard building practice has called for footings to be dug below the frost line to protect against frost heave. Such excavations can extend to more...
With climate change top-of-mind for consumers and regulators, it’s no surprise that embodied carbon – the sum of total carbon emitted during a product’s lifecycle – is fast becoming an important measurement for...
