Tag: remodelers

Smart Growth and Affordable Housing

WebmasterJanuary 23, 2013 Post in Remodeling in 2013

A smart growth approach to housing—compact in nature, green in design and construction, and transit-rich in options—can help both communities and their residents be better stewards of the environment and achieve more affordable, livable communities. The conventional approach to housing—large-lot,…

Why Build Green?

WebmasterJanuary 22, 2013July 1, 2020 Post in Remodeling in 2013

In the United States, buildings account for: 39 percent of total energy use 12 percent of the total water consumption 68 percent of total electricity consumption 38 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions A list of additional statistics on buildings…