Green Building and Remodeling

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Improving Performance

Energy audits educate clients about upgrades they can make during a remodel or just to improve performance and comfort.


 

Green Building Can Be Sensible and Cost-Effective

Sustainable building experts at PCBC provide tips for going green without breaking the bank.

Sustainable building experts at PCBC provide tips for going green without breaking the bank.

 

Recycling

  • Computer Recycling

    Dell is making it easier for small businesses to donate and recycle old computers.

     
  • Rebate Alert

    Crimson Design & Construction's monthly electronic newsletter is created by a consultant who last year included a story alerting homeowners...

     
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    Clean Sweep

    To break Thompson Remodeling employees of the habit of hoarding unused products, Ben Thompson decided to shrink the storage area in the...

     
  • Web Extended Q+A: Deconstruction

    According to the National Association of Home Builders Research Center, residential demolition and remodeling account for over 50 million...

     
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    A Place for Everything

    For the past three years, Daniel Mackey Construction, San Jose, Calif., has taken the time to find ways to recycle and reuse materials. “It...

     

Reuse

  • Web Extended Q+A: Deconstruction

    According to the National Association of Home Builders Research Center, residential demolition and remodeling account for over 50 million...

     
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    Mind the Waste: Deconstruction Vs. Demolition

    Demolishing an existing house for a renovation or infill project may be quick and easy, but a lot of those building materials unnecessarily...

     
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    Think Process, Not Products

    For the hundreds of attendees at the Remodeling Leadership Conference, a successful event is all about networking and asking questions -...

     
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    Granting Asylum

    A clever adaptive-reuse project saves a 19th-century state hospital from demolition and proves profitable.