A Look at Smart Buildings and Construction Risks February 3, 2017 By Andrea Wells With “smart” building becoming the gold standard in today’s commercial construction world, builders, building owners, workers and insurers are dealing...
Rotting Wood Product in Post-Katrina Built Homes May Spark Legal Action January 7, 2014 By Richard Thompson Actor Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation, which has built 100 energy-efficient new homes in the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Lower 9th...
New Illinois Law Aims to Help Prevent Flooding by ‘Going Green’ August 15, 2013 Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to help Illinois communities prevent flooding by “going green.” Quinn signed the bill in...
Greensburg, Kansas, About Half Way Through Master Plan for Recovery March 9, 2012 By Dan Voorhis The only thing more amazing than seeing a row of space-agey buildings rising from western Kansas plains is the fact...
Green Retrofitting Surpasses New Green Construction for First Time December 9, 2011 By Don Jergler Green retrofitting of commercial buildings is outpacing the construction of new green buildings, according to a new report issued this...