Green Building Solutions Resources is a library full of free, downloadable resources to educate and empower everyone, from sustainability novice to green-building expert.
Energy Efficient Spray Foam Actually, what does spray foam energy efficiency mean? At this point, 113 million single family homes exist in the United States. But, if each of these homes used SPF, Americans could SAVE BIG. In...
This Tech Matters resource gives a step-by-step approach for the design thought process.
Advances in the energy efficiency and environmental impact of constructing and operating buildings play a vital role in achieving the aggressive energy use and emissions reduction goals of this country. The prompt transformation...
One of the world’s most versatile plastics started as an accident in a rubber scientist’s laboratory some 80 years ago. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) was first created by a German chemist in 1872, but never patented until 1913. It...
Until 1900, writes Robert Bailey, building construction largely involved three basic available materials: wood, stone, and clay (earth). The 20th Century, however, saw the advent of more materials than all past centuries...
