Energy-Efficient Construction

Green Materials

  • Bay Area entrepreneur Rich Rifkin is photographed at his New Home store approaching its opening date in San Rafael, Calif. on Wednesday, July  29, 2009. Rifikin wants to open a chain of green construction showrooms and stores that will offer eco-friendly building materials. New Home Inc., which is planning its first store in San Rafael, also is planning its first East Bay store at a shuttered Good Guys! outlet in Dublin. (Sherry LaVars/Staff)

    A New Dealer Taking on Green Building Market

    New Home Inc. founder says reliable distribution is what this sector has lacked.

     
  • Associated Builders & Contractors Economist Tells Idaho ABC Members That Challenges, Some Opportunities, Lie Ahead

    Builders and building owners face continued tough sledding, but some opportunities are emerging, Associated Builders & Contractors Inc...

     
  • Gold Nugget Winners Signal New Era in Housing Design

    Top projects in this year's "Best in the West" architecture and design competition highlight trend toward smaller, greener, more affordable...

     
 

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