Carbon Footprint
It’s clear that the various signs of climate change impact everyone. This is why fighting climate change is understandably becoming a top priority not...
It’s Time for the Building Industry to Cut Down on Embodied...
Climate change is the fundamental design problem of our time; not education, not urban sprawl, not disease, not justice. The threat climate change poses...
Managing Your “Investment in Clean Air”
Years ago, between college semesters, I worked in trenches in front of a track hoe laying sewer pipe. The work was high stress and...
Green Building Product Underfoot
San Antonio schools install 340,000 square feet of Porous Pave
The North East Independent School District (NEISD), San Antonio, Texas, used Porous Pave XL to...
Disaster Recovery Plan
The tornadoes that tragically ravaged the southern U.S. recently underscore the reality that natural disasters can strike at any moment. Ongoing construction projects are...
ACH Foam Technologies Solves the Water Absorption Equation
ACH Foam Technologies announces Foam-Control® PLUS+®’s water absorption max volume results of 0.3 percent in laboratory testing proves that molded polystyrene insulation resists moisture...
Detroit Opera House Roof Makeover
In the center of Downtown Detroit sat an expansive space of quasi-usable rooftop. The Detroit Opera House, a landmark in metro Detroit sitting at...
Greener Concrete Systems
Engineered slabs drive down warehouse operating costs and increase flexibility
The increased popularity of online shopping is driving demand for more commercial warehouses and distribution...
Before the Dig
The recent discovery of long buried crypts during a routine water main replacement project in New York City’s Washington Square Park should serve as...
Urban Growth Gives Way to Greener Living
The historic buildings, monuments, and scenery around Washington, D.C. draw tourists from all over the world. Tenants of 32 new townhomes in the city’s...









