As more materials are recycled, more construction products are being made from recycled materials. Reusing materials instead of dumping them in landfills saves valuable resources; by actively looking for and buying products with recycled content, you encourage the recycling industry. Today there are many building materials available in recycled form: Metal Products – Steel and [...]

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Bamboo Hardwood Flooring You can’t walk into a hardwood flooring store now without seeing and hearing all about bamboo flooring. In fact, most of our customers building new homes now at least ask whether bamboo floors are any good. I’ve seen a few of these floors and they look great. But the other day I [...]

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I found an interesting article about the typical composition of construction and demolition materials. What I find interesting about this composition of C&D materials is the vast majority of it could be recycled. The following is a breakdown by percentage based on volume. 25% Clean Lumber13% Plywood7% Painted or Treated Wood7% Pallets10% Scrap Metal7% Asphalt [...]

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I’d like to share a guest blog post that I published today on my other site, Ten Ways To Go Solar in the Home. It’s certainly a good article about solar power for today’s homes. Tags: green construction, green construction blog, solar power

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Cluster developments are gaining popularity in this country for good reasons. A cluster development groups a cluster of houses on a favorable portion of a tract of land while permanently protecting the remaining piece of land as open space. The concept is quite simple, develop less land area while allowing the same number of housing [...]

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One of the important components of a successful green construction project is the reduction of construction and demolition (C&D) materials. The EPA would like to promote construction companies to; reduce, reuse, recycle and rebuy C&D materials to help promote green building initiatives. Reduce Construction and Demolition MaterialsReducing C&D materials has many environmental and financial benefits. [...]

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I’ve had several questions about what type of cleaners are considered “green”. My wife and I struggle with this issue as well because I don’t want to put harmful chemicals into our septic system for fear of killing off the bacteria that makes a septic system work. I came across this article, A Look at [...]

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The building in this photo is located in Boston’s Seaport District near the World Trade Center. As you can see from the photo the building in the center has a Green Roof. A green roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil, or a growing medium, [...]

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Have you ever wondered how ceiling fans compare to air conditioners when it comes to the Green Game? You probably won’t be shocked by the results but it’s interesting to look closely at a comparison of issues. The best way to compare two items for their “greeness” is to look at several factors: Environmental Impact, [...]

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Low Impact Development (LID) is a term being used today to describe a new engineering approach to land development and stormwater management. Low Impact Development focuses on conservation and on-site landscaping features to protect water quality. This approach is significantly different than modern drainage design which collects stormwater runoff in structures for treatment. Why is [...]

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