sustainable building

For builders who thought going green was the answer there’s some bad news. While the hype surrounding green building features would make one think this trend would last forever, a recent study by the New York Times reveals some holes in this theory.

Over 5.5 million people in China have been left homeless by the earthquake, 400,000 people by the flooding in Sri Lanka, and many many more are displaced by natural disasters or regional conflicts every year so the demand for temporary shelters is huge. This Pallet House is a sustainable & innovative approach to transitional relief housing.

ABC's popular home makover show, Extreme makeover: Home Edition, will air their first green makeover this Sunday at 8pm EST. Led by Doyle Custom Homes and the Building Industry Association of Washington , the green remodeling project takes on a 100 year old Seattle area home that was plagued with lead paint, asbestos tiles and rotting floor joists.

Informed Building's sustainable home building message board is thanking posters buy giving away $100 to any active posters. Promotion runs through year end so if you're interested in green building or green topics in general sign up now to get in on the action.

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture recognizes distinguished architecture that encourages social development, restoration, re-use and environmental responsibility in the Islamic world. One of the winning projects, the METI School of Rudrapur in Bangladesh, is a great example of these values. The school is an amazing hand-built project that showcases great sustainable design practices and locally-sensitive architecture.

Insulation is one of those great inventions that homeowners never have to see to know the benefits. Hidden in your walls, tucked in amidst a world of 2 X 4’s, insulation helps us keep our home air temperature consistent. As sustainable development becomes more popular, much focus is paid to the type and quality of the insulation we use in our buildings.

Green Options 'Green Building Tour' article. "The less-than-poetically named Education Building III (SG III) at the University of Maryland's Shady Grove campus was built with the intent of attaining LEED Silver certification and ended up being certified as LEED Gold, but without an increase in the budget."