Green homes have been trendy for some time, but now commercial buildings are getting in on the eco-building act. From living walls to mushroom bricks, check out 10 of the raddest advances in the field.
OSB stands for oriented strand board -- it's a competitor for plywood. So how do the two products stack up? See more »
The new International Green Construction Code (IgCC), which will hopefully be adopted by jurisdictions around the world, is a set of minimum green requirements for building or altering any commercial structure. What makes it different from LEED? See more »
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. See more »
If building green is so good for the environment, why isn't it required? See more »
Salvaging construction materials is great for many reasons, including saving money, preserving history, using cool, old stuff and keeping waste out of landfills. See more »
If you're in the process of making your home and habits more eco-friendly, don't forget your pets. So how can you reduce their carbon, er, pawprints? See more »
Does living in a house with no cold drafts, no temperature variations, and, virtually no heating or cooling bills sound too good to be true? Well it's possible in a passive house. See what some of the other benefits of this building standard are. See more »
The first real line of defense against the heat is a building's roof. And some materials are better than others -- especially in hot climates. See which ones are best at keeping the heat at bay. See more »
Once considered too expensive, or even radically environmental, green building is fast becoming part of the new standard. But architects, builders and engineers have been essentially building without definitive green guidelines. Finally codes are catching up to sustainable building, and soon, the gray areas of green construction will become black and white. See more »
More than 20 million mattresses that fill up American landfills each year. Don't add even one more to the pile. Instead find a more creative way to dispose of your old mattress and keep it out of the landfill. See more »
