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New Roofing Materials Keeps Houses Cool
Goodbye Air Conditioning: This New Roofing Material Keeps Houses Cool. The guilt-free air conditioning, called “cooling paper,” is made from recyclable paper and doesn’t use any electricity. Air conditioning is something you barely notice — until the power goes
Push Back against Data Center Amid Drought
As cash-strapped cities welcome Big Tech to build hundreds of million-dollar data centers in their backyards, critics question the environmental cost. On May 17, the City Council of Mesa, Arizona, approved the $800 million development of an enormous data center --
The Building Itself is now the Solar Panel.
Canadian companies are starting to make transparent, coloured panels designed to protect the building. When you walk through the sun-filled atrium of the Edmonton Convention Centre or glimpse the dramatic sloped roof of the Varennes Library in suburban Montreal,
The Lumber Bubble Burst. What to Expect Moving Forward.
After climbing to historic heights this spring, lumber prices are headed back down—fast. Last week the cash price per thousand board feet of lumber fell $211 to $1,113, according to industry trade publication Random Lengths. That's down 27% from its $1,515
Frank Lloyd Wright Building for Sale in Iowa
Nestled in Oskaloosa, the Carroll Alsop House is one of seven Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian homes in the state of Iowa. Tucked away on the east edge of the city of Oskaloosa in Iowa, the Carroll Alsop House was
Dropping Installation Costs Drive Massive Growth in Solar Panel Systems
When Mike Rain and his wife purchased their new house from Tri Pointe Homes at Bloom at Green Valley in Fairfield, Calif., in April 2020, they went from paying $50 to $80 per month for electricity at their previous home to
Couple Retired Off-Grid in their 30s
Steve Adcock wakes up at 6 a.m. every day. He starts his morning with a workout in his home gym before settling down at his desk to check emails and browse social media. By 10, when most of America’s
Can Volcanic Rock make Concrete ‘Greener’?
"If we’re going to draw down carbon emissions to the levels necessary to avert catastrophic climate change, we need to change the way we make cement." Replacing just one of concrete’s main ingredients with volcanic rock could slash
Sustainable Buildings are a Win-Win
January 2020 now seems like a lifetime ago. The way we lived, the priorities we had, the hugs we shared. Was that really us? While our notions of safety, wellbeing and personal space have shifted dramatically in the last
