2020-04-28 18:41
Standing in line at the local discount store recently, I watched a woman in her late 60s struggle to pile hundreds of rolls of toilet tissue onto her shopping cart. Terrified by the… Read More
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2020-04-27 15:59
The polyurethane-eating bacteria could offer a better way to deal with Earth's plastic overload.
Polyurethane, a key component in everything from kitchen sponges to building insula… Read More
2020-04-24 15:31
There are many unknowns swirling around the Coronavirus right now, but one thing is certain: there will be long-term, systemic changes in the housing sector that will place new dema… Read More
2020-04-23 18:07
It’s not surprising that, in the age of Coronavirus, consumers are placing enhanced emphasis and priority on Health and Wellness. With COGNITION Smart Data, Green Builde… Read More
2020-04-23 15:39
As millions across the country shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, people are spending more time inside their homes. Because indoor environmental quality can signifi… Read More
2020-04-21 19:56
Resilient housing products and preparation in an age of monster storms, raging wildfires and deadly pandemics.
with Matt Power,Editor-in-Chief of Green Builder MediaWednesday… Read More
2020-04-20 14:32
"We now have enough observations of current drought and tree-ring records of past drought to say that we're on the same trajectory as the worst prehistoric droughts." Read More
2020-04-20 13:50
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has released a new Technical Review in collaboration with Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens highli… Read More
2020-04-17 21:01
Not surprisingly, our kids are sad and scared. They are missing out on important life events like birthdays, prom, and graduation due to the Coronavirus pandemic. They a… Read More
2020-04-16 23:30
Reem Rayef, graduate student intern from UC Berkeley, is the primary author of this blog Read More
2020-04-16 18:50
We take it for granted. Refrigerators draw heat from inside a cold cabinet and they reject that heat into the surrounding air. You can feel the heat in the space behind a refrigerat… Read More
2020-04-15 14:17
There’s never been a better time to talk about resilience: the capacity to recover quickly from unexpected (sometimes shocking) change.
This year, increasing the resilience… Read More
2020-04-14 10:27
Broan’s new bath fan, designed for in-room replacement, marks an innovative first: killing mold and bacteria with light.
A decade or more ago (how time slips by), I wrote an… Read More
2020-04-13 13:30
As awareness of virus pathways and pollutants rises, so does interest in healthy indoor air.
This month’s market data analysis zooms in on Indoor Air Quality. A perfect storm… Read More
2020-04-10 14:07
The final results of the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), the model code that establishes the minimum energy efficiency of America’s new buildings, were rel… Read More
2020-04-09 19:34
As people shelter in place, they’re finding solace in home remodeling projects. Sustainable landscaping and edible gardens are on the rise, offering a welcome connection… Read More
2020-04-08 21:18
New York State leaders enacted critical, pro-solar provisions as part of the New York state budget
“We commend Governor Cuomo, Speaker Heastie, and Majority Leader Stewart Co… Read More
2020-04-08 19:00
From small changes to larger improvement projects, ways to increase sustainability starts at home.
This year, Earth Day falls on April 22. With the theme of “Climate Action… Read More
2020-04-08 18:08
Acting quickly to defend energy efficiency standards finally implemented by federal officials, NRDC moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed in March by f… Read More
2020-04-08 16:24
Research finds people exposed to pollution over many years face higher mortality risks Read More
2020-04-08 14:15
Sam Rashkin of the DOE's Building Technologies Office gives guidance on how to join the zero movement.
Wednesday, April 15, 20202:00 Eastern
with Sam Rashkin, Chief Architect… Read More
2020-04-02 20:01
2020-04-02 17:34
As people have been instructed to shelter in place, the number of in-person home showings has decreased dramatically. However, builders and realtors are getting creative, show… Read More
2020-04-02 16:56
Stanford economist Paul Romer said in 2004 during a meeting of Silicon Valley venture capitalists that “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” The Trump administr… Read More
2020-04-01 14:06
We thought this blog from Sense was worth reprinting. Many homeowners won't be able to afford extra utility costs, so taking proactive steps is essential--editor.
Six Ways You Can… Read More
2020-04-01 13:29
It’s hard to believe. While we are in the middle of a global pandemic, the Trump administration is dramatically weakening safeguards that protect our health and welfare. Peop… Read More
2020-03-30 11:48
Recent weeks have shown how dependence on corporate food chains can quickly fail us. Why not create a safety net of abundance for every home?
DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION of the 193… Read More
2020-03-27 15:53
[Note from the author: "This article was posted on MIT Sloan Management Review last week. I wrote it at the beginning of my family’s stay-at-home journey (we’r… Read More
2020-03-26 15:34
In this special COGNITION Smart Data report, Green Builder Media highlights the impacts that we anticipate the Coronavirus will have on the homebuilding sector.
I sincerely hope t… Read More
2020-03-24 16:54
From planning to working with contractors, industry experts offer 7 tips to keep projects tracking during challenging times Read More
2020-03-24 04:00
Effectively removing viral particles from your home atmosphere is tricky. Success depends on the speed of airflow, filter size, dispersion, and a little luck.
YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDE… Read More
2020-03-23 19:41
When it comes to COVID-19, there are a lot of numbers floating around, but the math is easy. Here are the important variables:
Real number of cases
Rate of increase
Critica… Read More
2020-03-19 16:47
No one quite knows what the future will bring in these strange and unsettled times, but after talking with economists, building professionals, and manufacturers, I offer some insigh… Read More
2020-03-18 21:26
The experts in pandemics — epidemiologists, infectious diseases doctors, and ministers of health — were sounding the alarm many weeks ago. They t… Read More
2020-03-12 16:51
Between the World Health Organization’s declaration that COVID-19 has reached levels of a global pandemic, President Trump’s European travel ban, CDC’s projection… Read More
2020-03-12 13:16
No Cobra meetings, no sombre speeches from No 10, yet the consequences of runaway global heating are catastrophic
It is a global emergency that has already killed on a mass scale… Read More
2020-03-04 21:03
(A repost from my MIT SMR column. I actually wrote it last fall as I was thinking through my larger climate strategy piece in HBR. I keep coming back to this question… Read More
2020-02-28 21:57
Longtime Santa Fe green builder Kim Shanahan writes a weekly column on building issues for the Santa Fe New Mexican called Building Santa Fe. He is also an active pa… Read More
2020-02-24 17:57
Well, it’s certainly not bad. And yet… Read More
2020-02-18 18:57
At KBIS 2020 in January, Green Builder Media CEO Sara Gutterman moderated a panel with some of the nation’s top experts in kitchen recycling.
Check out their panel, whi… Read More
2020-02-13 16:18
As individuals, universities, investment funds, financial institutions, and even entire countries across the globe divest from fossil fuels, a new economic reality is emerging. … Read More
2020-02-12 22:55
The triple impacts of a labor shortage, rising material costs and out-of-sight land costs has dramatically limited the number and types of new homes being built.
Home building has… Read More
2020-02-11 21:09
Larry Fink is the CEO of Blackrock, the largest asset manager in the world, with more than $7 trillion under management. Every year in January, Fink writes a public letter… Read More
2020-02-11 17:38
They’re more than just a pat on the back—they steer the industry.
It’s easy to become cynical in these times of information overload. Does anyone really care abou… Read More
2020-02-10 13:14
Buildings don’t move, so what do they have to do with transportation? Plenty.
While green building designers, builders, and developers have little say when it comes… Read More
2020-02-06 14:19
At Green Builder Media’s recent Sustainability Symposium 2020, I delivered opening remarks that were intended to be both realistic and inspiring, pointing out the harsh realit… Read More
2020-01-30 16:20
At Green Builder Media’s recent Sustainability Symposium 2020, Andrew Winston, an internationally esteemed sustainability expert who works with the world’s largest compa… Read More
2020-01-29 15:14
This year’s outstanding products demonstrate how sustainability can be enhanced when cloud-based apps and real-world engineering smarts converge.
Once again, we honor an elit… Read More
2020-01-27 17:57
Although much of the world is actually losing ground in terms of CO2 pollution and resource waste, some American cities are showing that a carbon neutral future can be achieved NOW… Read More
2020-01-27 14:53
Attending last week’s International Builders Show put on by the National Association of Home Builders, followed by a day at the fourth annual Sustainability Symposium put on b… Read More
2020-01-24 17:05
Industry stalwart Peter Pfeiffer’s four decades of building efficient, beautiful structures that are appropriate for their climates and locales has made an indelible mark on t… Read More
2020-01-23 17:07
They say it may be the most overused cliché of all. You know it well: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different… Read More
2020-01-21 19:52
Energy, air quality and connectivity are key areas residential homebuilders need to address. The VISION House® Seattle Cascades project embodies all of them.
Green Builder Medi… Read More
2020-01-16 19:32
Green Builder Media congratulates the winners of our 12th annual Green Home of the Year and Sustainability Awards. These exceptional projects, products, and people show us how… Read More
2020-01-14 18:37
Las Vegas warmly welcomes Green Builder Media’s Sustainability Symposium 2020 in a news segment that ties the environmental efforts of Las Vegas with those of America’s… Read More
2020-01-10 18:53
Green Builder magazine’s annual showcase of the best of the best includes SIP homes, stunning expanses of high-performance glass, and more.
Green Builder’s Home of the… Read More
2020-01-09 20:16
Serious about catapulting your business forward? Understanding the role sustainability plays in the growth and success of the building industry should be your first order of busines… Read More
2020-01-07 19:35
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2020-01-02 15:00
Experts say that we have ten years to change our ways before we enter into the Pyrocene, a new “fire age” induced by human activity that threatens to unhinge the planet… Read More
2019-12-31 18:28
In an age where more companies are ‘dying young,’ innovation is the key to keeping your business around for another generation.
Who wants to live forever? For those of… Read More
2019-12-31 15:25
To solve the world’s biggest challenges, such as climate change and inequality, the business community will have to play a critical role. And we need CEOs who understa… Read More
2019-12-19 13:51
Martin Luther King said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” That’s why Green Builder Media’s fourth annual Sustainability Symposiu… Read More
2019-12-13 14:06
I don’t usually play the futurist game — I’m more of a “presentist,” looking at the data we have right now on fast-moving megatrends that shape the wor… Read More
2019-12-11 16:17
Consumers now call the shots when it comes to specifying products for their homes, and they’re willing to spend more to save more.
Green Builder Media has been surveying read… Read More
2019-12-10 14:29
With COGNITION Smart Data, Green Builder Media’s pioneering suite of market intelligence and data services, we’re able to track essential market trends, behavioral patterns, and… Read More
2019-12-10 14:25
With COGNITION Smart Data, Green Builder Media’s pioneering suite of market intelligence and data services, we’re able to track essential market trends, behavioral patterns, and… Read More
2019-12-10 14:19
With COGNITION Smart Data, Green Builder Media’s pioneering suite of market intelligence and data services, we’re able to track essential market trends, behavioral patterns, and… Read More
2019-12-10 13:58
With COGNITION Smart Data, Green Builder Media’s pioneering suite of market intelligence and data services, we’re able to track essential market trends, behavioral patterns, and… Read More
2019-12-09 18:59
In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued an important report about how dire the consequences of climate change are bec… Read More
2019-12-05 15:48
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, co-author of the Green New Deal, explains how the plan synthesizes sustainability, social justice, and economic prosperity.
Rhiana Gunn-Wright has accomplished… Read More
2019-12-04 19:36
Green Builder Media has joined forces with CR Herro, VP Innovation at Meritage Homes, and internationally renowned architect Stace McGee to design and build the VISION House Seattle… Read More
2019-12-02 18:16
Despite the fact that it has become a political hot potato, the Green New Deal, originally introduced by congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Edward Markey (D-M… Read More
2019-11-27 18:12
A perfect storm of labor, regulatory, land and materials costs have crushed the housing market to half its former size. Can data transparency revive the boom times?
Builders often… Read More
2019-11-21 15:12
In 2018, California passed a mandate that will require solar panels on most new homes and multi-family buildings beginning in January, 2020. But as builders, installers, manuf… Read More
2019-11-14 14:44
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, over one quarter of Americans currently live in all-electric homes. But that number is about to explode as municipalit… Read More
2019-11-07 12:17
On Monday, President Trump officially began the process of pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, sidelining the world’s largest economy from crucial discussions about c… Read More
2019-10-31 16:18
The first casualty of secrecy is trust. A recent New York Times article shines the light into a dark corner of the building industry Read More
2019-10-25 21:01
It is not unusual nowadays to read an opinion piece written by someone who is lamenting the loss of things we used to take for granted, such as courtesy, good manners, consideration… Read More
2019-10-24 17:49
Ed Mazria, esteemed architect and founder of Architecture 2030, has been a leading zero hero for over a decade, calling for zero emissions in the built environment by 2050. Hi… Read More
2019-10-17 12:48
Andrew Winston, sustainability expert and author of Green to Gold and The Big Pivot, holds nothing back when asking tough questions about our future. A tepid approach, he beli… Read More
2019-10-16 19:57
By improving site surveillance, worker safety and resource management, this flying robot technology could make construction greener and more efficient than ever.
Drones, once a hob… Read More
2019-10-10 15:59
For the past decade, Green Builder Media has bestowed Home of the Year awards upon a wide spectrum of remarkable projects. But our annual awards program isn’t just limit… Read More
2019-10-08 21:04
The building industry practice of driving cost out of new home construction to the detriment of long-term durability and energy efficiency is the worst way to build a house. VISION… Read More
2019-10-03 14:13
It’s no coincidence that housing’s transition from fossil fuel-based heating and appliances to all electric concurs with the dropping per-watt cost of renewable energy… Read More
2019-09-26 14:13
From Puerto Rico to Alaska, communities across the nation are being rocked by extreme weather events and natural disasters, further exacerbating the already snowballing housing shor… Read More
2019-09-24 20:46
Green Builder Media’s COGNITION Smart Data reveals the power of the consumer when it comes to IAQ purchasing.
Once the purview of builders who constructed houses for wellness… Read More
2019-09-19 16:19
Green Builder Media invites you to join us at our fourth annual Sustainability Symposium on January 20, 2020 in Las Vegas. Focused on the nexus between environmental stewardsh… Read More
2019-09-12 14:20
Connected Living offers homeowners new levels of convenience, efficiency, and independence as our smart homes can now learn our behaviors and respond accordingly to enhance comfort… Read More
2019-09-05 15:08
Water is the most pressing issue of our time. If you’re in the building industry, it’s particularly important—simply put, if there is no water, there are no… Read More
2019-08-29 12:45
For many homebuyers, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has quickly shifted from a ‘nice to have’ to a necessity. In fact, for some consumers, it is now as important as loca… Read More
2019-08-27 14:41
Actively addressing Orlando’s lack of affordable housing, a new 58-unit project sets out to prove that affordability and sustainability can co-exist.
Ranking third nationally… Read More
2019-08-22 13:29
Since its inception eleven years ago, Green Builder Media’s Home of the Year and Sustainability Awards program has set the standard for recognizing excellence in residential p… Read More
2019-08-21 17:13
When you reside at almost 9,000 feet above sea level, you don’t necessarily give local flooding a lot of thought. Flooding is something you see and hear about on the news comi… Read More
2019-08-19 15:39
Methane has been rising rapidly in the atmosphere over the past decade, contributing to global climate change
On Biogeosciences.net, Robert W. Howarth of the Department of Ecology and… Read More
2019-08-15 16:13
We are nothing without nature, and extinction does not allow for a do-over. Which makes the Trump Administration’s proposed rollbacks to the Endangered Species Act parti… Read More
2019-08-13 13:57
Green building is driven by a unique value equation that entices consumers to specify or ask for particular green products in their houses, says brand-new COGNITION Smart Data resea… Read More
2019-08-12 20:27
Tom Halford, VP of Premium and Builder Brands of Home Appliances at Samsung, draws on his 20+ years’ experience to share the trends and technology that are shaking up the home… Read More
2019-08-08 15:01
Today’s many man-made crises can be addressed, but not if we listen to hucksters and sociopaths.
More often than not, predictions about the future get it wrong. As recently a… Read More
2019-08-06 21:41
With minimal effort, builders can keep track of money flowing in and out the door.
I’ve written about the importance of a vendor payments strategy for companies in today&rsqu… Read More
2019-08-01 15:58
Corporate sustainability has evolved far beyond a feel-good marketing strategy to engender goodwill and loyalty. It has become an economic and environmental imperative, as com… Read More
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