Orlando is home to January’s 2011 International Builders’ Show, highlighting new products and building innovations to start the year off with a bang. Universal Forest Products will launch its new line of “ultralow-maintenance” composite...
“You don’t change things by solving problems. You solve problems by changing.” – Paul Hawken (speaking at Greenbuild 2010) It’s incredible to me all the strides in sustainability and brilliant innovations we see year after year at...
Greenbuild is fast approaching – it’s just a little more than a week away. If you’re headed to the Windy City, be sure to stop by and see what these companies are doing to not only produce quality home products, but do so in extremely...
The 10th annual Design Building Institute of America (DBIA) Conference and Expo was held in Las Vegas last week, from October 18 – 20. Close to 2,000 people attended the overall event and the trade show portion of the event proved popular in several...
Let’s face it: going green is here to stay. Most have joined the eco-bandwagon, somehow incorporating green living into their ultra busy lives. Whether it’s a simple change like composting or an extreme decision like installing solar panels on their roofs,...
While at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference in San Francisco a couple weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to sit down with my favorite radio hosts, James and Morris Carey. They asked me to fill them in on new and innovative products from the show, many of which...
