How Green Building Impacts Homeowner's Insurance
As a builder, developer or investor, you already know the importance of having the proper insurance coverage on a project. You may even already know the ins and outs of how to insure green construction projects while they are being built, but do you know ...
The Benefits of Using Prefabrication Techniques
Prefabrication techniques have been used in commercial construction for a long time and are becoming increasingly more common in residential construction as well. Technology has also made prefabricated products not only more attractive, but more energy ef...
Sustainability Growth in Construction Best Practices
Sustainability growth in construction is a hot button topic worldwide. Home buyers, governments and other public sector organizations are pushing for more sustainable and socially responsible projects. Other drivers of sustainability include green buildin...
Water Efficiency Best Practices in Residential Construction
The way construction is done is changing in many ways. Builders, developers and investors are migrating from traditional building methods to green building. Green building involves several things, with water efficiency being one of the components. In the ...
What is Smart Construction?
Smart construction is not the same thing as SMART Technology, although it would be easy to confuse the two. SMART is an acronym that stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. Smart construction, while utilizing technology, encompasses ...
5 Ways to Reduce Waste
Construction waste and debris are inevitable aspects of the building process but the amount of waste can be regulated and reduced. According to construction panel manufacturer Norbord,"the average home build produces about 8,000 pounds of waste." While mo...
5 Ways to Reduce Toxins
Historically, both residential and commercial construction projects have resulted in the release of toxins from building materials. We’ve all heard of older homes containing things like lead paint and asbestos. Today, however, building green doesn’t need ...
Drainage: Everything You Need to Know
One of the most important things to keep an eye on during construction is drainage. That’s because having proper drainage can affect a home both during the building process and long after a home has been completed. Everything from the type of soil the pro...
What is Indoor Air Quality and Why is it Important?
Regardless of the size of your building project, indoor air quality is something that needs to be considered both during the construction phase as well as after the project is completed. The Environmental Protection Agency defines indoor air quality as “T...
Sustainable Construction For Eco-Friendly Building
As the Earth’s population grows and people use its finite resources, the push for eco-friendly processes and procedures has come to the forefront of everyone’s minds. Business leaders, governments and regulating bodies have all created rules, passed bills...
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...
