Having just completed the Opening the Door to Green Building study in two more regions (Alberta and North Carolina-Triangle Region), here is a quick reflection on what I have heard in reviewing the responses of nearly 700 participants... What I ... Read...

I say that the green building industry will rebound strongly in 2011 in spite of the continuing economic difficulties in most developed countries, and I think 10 major trends support this prediction. What we’re seeing is that more people are going... Read...

With the holidays here, I was tasked with assembling the gifts for my 2-1/2 year old daughter. This is an occupational hazard of every architect and contractor I know. Let's see: five years of undergrad, three years of internship, and two in graduat... Read...

Perhaps millions of us are flocking to online communities since the real ones are so lacking. My Grandfather used to fix and maintain his cars by himself. "Why pay someone to do something I can do?" he used to say, beaming with pride. Oil chan... Read...

As an architect, I was trained that my first responsibility is to be a good steward of the environment. I believe this should also be the first responsibility of everyone involved in the construction industry. I feel shocked and saddened, then, wh... Read...

Designers spend so much time generating drawings, why can't they be used after the buildings are complete? I was talking with a senior person from Autodesk , the makers of the ubiquitous AutoCAD program, about the future of the design professio... Read...

Hey, why not play for an iPad at the BASF building science trivia smackdown during Greenbuild® at booth 201 next week? Each day the highest scoring player will receive a 16GB Wi-Fi iPad. The games will occur at the top and bottom of the hour wit... Read...

You have probably been on dozens of home tours throughout your life. (I know I have.) And most of those were probably filled with people making haughty conversation about the lamp from Artemide , the cabinets from Poggenpohl , or the fi... Read...

During Steve Saunders’ webinar on November 3rd, there was a question about windows that Steve did not answer: “Give me at least 3 different window manufacturers that comply with a 0.30 SHGC that do not use argon gas…” Here are some that we know of... Read...

BASF has a promotion on until the 12th -- an online Design Challenge Forum, add an idea for a chance to win and iPad '>http://bit.ly/b2OwIu We are trying to engage the design build community in sourcing new ideas for Zero Energy School Constr... Read...