If you’re building a new home, it’s both eco-friendly and economically prudent to make it as green as it can be. So go ahead and incorporate solar power, buy hyper-efficient appliances and incorporate natural and recycled materials where you can.
Are you building a home in 2018? There’s lots of great green modifications and choices that are now within everyone’s reach…
Vacant Building Syndrome Poses a Danger to People and Neighborhoods…
Maybe we should start looking to concrete—made out of locally-sourced water, stone, sand & gravel—as a green solution to America’s infrastructure problems.
Experts think it’s cheaper & greener to maintain existing infrastructure than to build it new from scratch given the resource demands of new construction.
Dear EarthTalk: The cold winter we’re having here in the Northeast has convinced me to finally beef up my home’s insulation, but I’ve heard that spray foam can off-gas noxious chemicals and pollute the indoor environment. Are there safer options? — Rose Donahue, Framingham, MA Making your home more energy efficient is certainly good for the […]
Bamboo is used for everything from lightweight bikes, to flooring, furniture & fishing rods. But is it really as eco-friendly as its manufacturers’ claim?
Architects, builders and developers are working on a new generation of skyscrapers that are safer and more sustainable.
Greener office buildings are worth more to landlords and real estate investors. On average, the study shows, a green-certified office building is worth $5.6 million more than an office building without any certifications.
Eco-mansions are helping to relieve guilt from the Hamptons to Palm Beach.
