Use low-VOC paint: Look for low-VOC paint for your nursery or kids rooms. View my complete profile Green Blogger Nominee Share This Approved Reading List 1-800-Recycling American Prospect Architecture Blog Be Green Build Blog Decoist DJC/Green Building Explore Green Building Law Grist Inhabitat National Geographic/Green Guide Remodelista The Everyday Actvist The Quirky Contractor Treehugger Blog Archive ▼ 2011 (57) ► March (25) The American Dream Deferred. Green Goddess Musing about Sustainable Issues in a planet hell bent on being anything but. What Can You Do? MORE >>

For painting, mounting of the fire protection cladding as well as the insulation and installation of the piping system, the sub contractors imposed various requirements concerning working area dimensions and potential loads. The spacious architecture, open work areas as well as three “sky gardens&# facilitate the cooperation of the teams Form and orientation of the building have also been ideally adapted to suit the local climatic conditions. In Calgary, Canada, a 236 m high office tower is currently being constructed. Installation of platforms at distances of 2.50 MORE >>

Really successful marketers of architectural, engineering and construction services appreciate that the true focus on their marketing efforts needs to be one step beyond the imminent or immediate bidding or RFP opportunities.  Say, you are a unionized ICI painting contractor.  Then you start sharing information on how they can reduce life cycle costs with advanced painting technologies.  You need to go upstream, but in this situation, several “streams&# could focus into the same opportunity and these can be seen from different perspectives. We could take two tracks.  MORE >>

Although many of these communities are fantastic places to live or retire to, they have strict guidelines on colors of paint, types of roofs, styles of windows, and you guessed it, whether you can have solar or not on your house. If, or when, the plantation community’s Architectural Review Boards finally change their minds, solar PV will be better and cost less than it does today, and all of those houses (if they followed the 5 step plan) will be ready to size their renewable systems to fit their true needs and not spend any more money than necessary. Seal all of those Air Leaks! MORE >>

You get exactly what you want, a home the way you want it to be, move in ready, painted the colors you want, the appliances you want, etc.  Pay now or pay later: As a homeowner it’s probably wise, especially given market conditions, to spend time and effort up front on architectural details, component level specifications, written craftsmanship expectations, and solid legal contracting. Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA Thoughts on the construction landscape from Christopher G. Hill in Construction Law , Contracts , Guest Post Friday 6 Comments - Join the Conversation! MORE >>