Keeping up with the rapidly changing field of green building can be daunting. BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released a new resource, Green Building Strategies: From Plan to Profit to help builders and industry professionals understand and apply cutting-edge building science to construct high performance homes, while reducing the impact on the environment.
SEAL-KRETE, a manufacturer in concrete and masonry coatings, introduces a new line of metallic pigments for use with SEAL-KRETE High Performance Epoxy-Shell seamless concrete floor systems. The new metallic pigments make ordinary concrete floors in commercial, retail and residential settings give the floor a more modern look of copper, silver, aged bronze, nickel and other shimmery patinas.
Florida Tile continues its outreach to the commercial tile marketplace, including architects, designers, dealers and contractors needing exacting specification information, by offering CSPECS software and planning service free.
More than 650 area residents representing a wide range of interests gathered at a Rally for Homeownership today in Detroit to highlight homeownership's vital importance to families and to the economy.
Specialty flooring manufacturer Gerflor is the newest member of the INSTALL alliance. Gerflor is a global organization that manufactures sports and high-end commercial flooring under several brand names such as Taraflex Sport and Taralay Premium Comfort.
American Concrete Institute announces winners of ACI award The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the winners of the ACI Award for University Student Activities program, designed to recognize universities whose students and faculty are active in ACI and other concrete-related activities.
Home prices hit a bottom and are finally bouncing back, according to an industry report released Tuesday.
Nationwide, home values rose 0.2% year-over-year to a median $149,300 during the second quarter, the first annual increase since 2007, real estate listing site Zillow reported. Prices were up 2.1% from the first quarter.
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