Risky Business

My reasons were liability,redundancy between programs (how do you know which is best),unnecessary I believe in residential housing as it offers no tax breaks only additional costs and more importantly if you are building correctly and with energy efficiency and sustainability in mind you don’t need the silly plaque on the wall.. just do it. And finally

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Extreme Makeover in Hattiesburg MS Starts this Weekend

As the home’s green building verifier I’ll be traveling to the “Hub City”at 3:30 or 4:00 a.m. (I should have my head examined) on Monday the 7th for the faming inspection and thermal bypass checklist…(now that should be the news story…that someone was able to get my butt out-a-bed that early for work…)

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The Future of the Construction Industry

The big concern that is not talked about in the many news articles is the fact that the U.S. is going to be faced with much higher priced material in the future.

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Better Green Than Dead?

From being affordable to being able to conform to building standards Green Building faces challenges. How does the designer/builder handle it?

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