Your Energy-Efficient Home Is Now Worth More!
For years homes built or retrofitted with energy efficient upgrades did not include the value of those features in a residential home appraisal. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has...
View ArticleNew National Green Code To Debut This Spring!
The first national Green Construction Code is set to be released sometime this spring. Already there is some discussion about the value of such a code. On one side, hooray for the government adopting...
View ArticleTop 10 Residential Building Trends For 2012
Not only are we seeing a shift in the desired size of our homes, energy-efficient upgrades are taking a front seat. Look for more rebates and incentives to fuel some of the top trends for 2012. The...
View ArticleGreen Homes Market Expected to Increase to $86 – 100 Billion by 2016!
Last week, McGraw-Hill Construction, a part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, released findings from a new Green Home Builders and Remodelers Study at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)...
View ArticleRadiant Floor Heating and Cooling
I was fortunate to attend one day of the International Builders’ Show last week in Orlando. The Show itself offered acres of elaborate vendor exhibits with the newest gadgets and innovations not to...
View ArticleAttend the Florida Friendly Landscape Symposium
Homeowners around the state have encountered difficulties with city officials, HOAs and Architectural Boards when replacing their dead lawns with drought-tolerant native landscaping even with Florida...
View ArticleSustainable Energy for Green Business Around the World
I'm pleased to publish this article on Sustainable Energy from a guest writer, Sam Marquit. Sam is an independent "green" contractor Continue reading →
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