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Green construction is a hot new trend in building and construction. Green construction involves using recycled materials and utilizing the concepts of sustainable design. As the concepts gain popularity, using them will become second nature.

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How Composite Decking Works

It used to be easy to decide how to construct a deck. You could make it out of wood -- or wood. Nowadays, some decking material doesn't even have a trace of wood in it.

How Daylighting Devices Work

Fluorescent lighting uses less energy than incandescent bulbs, but there's no replacing the sun for efficiency and for lifting your spirits. Is it possible to bring natural sunlight indoors?

How Skylights Work

It seems simple enough -- a skylight is a window in your roof. But skylights do more than just light up your room. They can have a profound affect on your mood, too.

How Xeritown Will Work

Xeriscaping uses native plants to make living sustainable in dry climates, but can it be put to use in a whole town? The developers behind Xeritown sure hope so.

What is OSB?

OSB stands for oriented strand board -- it's a competitor for plywood. So how do the two products stack up?

What's so special about Integrity Block?

Here's something that might surprise you -- after water, concrete is the second most consumed substance on Earth. But now it looks like we might have an environmentally friendly replacement for the concrete block.