The Challenges of Green Building
Green building has obvious benefits for consumers as well as builders and investors - namely energy efficiency, recycled materials, and environmentally friendly processes and technologies - but there are reasons this growing trend hasn’t become as commonp...
The Legal Constraints of Off-Grid Building
As the cost of living increases, off-grid building is becoming more appealing as is a desire to live in a more environmentally conscious way. There has also been a growing trend toward escaping urban life, which for some people means not only having a pla...
Consistent Trends in Green Building
Green building is becoming more and more ubiquitous, as various aspects of the building process from raw materials to heating and cooling systems and beyond become more environmentally conscious in their design. Here, we’ll take a look at some of the most...
Harnessing the Sun - Solar Energy & Construction
With green building technology becoming more and more ubiquitous, solar energy is one of its most common features. This article will break down the benefits and challenges of solar panels in new home construction. The obvious benefit of solar energy is th...
The LEED Rating System Explained
When it comes to green design, there is one internationally recognized benchmark that you’ll come across time and time again - The LEED Rating System. An abbreviation of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, it is a comprehensive certification sy...
The Seven Components of Green Building
Green building is on the rise and builders, developers, investors, brokers and architects are learning the ins and outs of the process. Green building encompasses several things and can be applied to any phase of the building process. To aid builders in k...
Technology & Efficiency: Green Tech & Smart Contracts
The world of technology is rapidly evolving and the construction industry is starting to catch up. With these technological advances, it can be difficult to know which technologies are right for your business and how to properly use them. Using technology...
Incorporating Green Material in Construction
Green building, or green construction, has been around for decades but wasn't truly formalized until the 1990s. The LEED rating system's pilot program was launched in 1998, but the US government didn't catch up until the 2005 Energy Policy Act. Today, gre...
What is Green Building? Make it Work for You
As humans use of man-made resources increased over the years, we learned that our carbon footprint was destroying our planet. In the 1960s, people started to realize that if we wanted to keep our planet around, something had to change. Today, developers c...
Integrating Green Tech with Green Construction
The goal of green technology is the same as anything else that is green: To provide sustainable solutions with minimal impact on the environment. When integrating green tech with green construction, the aim is to aid green buildings by making them energy ...
