It's going to be a pretty house, somebody's dream home. It will provide temporary employment to 10 or 20 tradesmen who will build it, make use of a lot that has been a convenient place for dumping old ...

To properly select and specify green building materials, successful architects need authoritative, real-world advice on how to select and use nontoxic, recycled, and recyclable products, and how to ...

This large, generously illustrated manual is an excellent primer on owner-designed and site-inspired building. Snell, who wrote the eco-friendly The Good House Book, and Callahan, a more conventional ...

Green building methods and sustainable architecture focus on environmentally responsible and energy-efficient construction practices. They aim to minimize negative environmental impacts not only ...

This community has an opportunity to make historic gains in the field of energy conservation, in practical economics and in good citizenship. It is an opportunity for the city of Rochester, Olmsted ...

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced that its 2006 National Green Building Conference will be held in Albuquerque, N.M. “Builders in Albuquerque have already made significant ...