The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that the third public comment period for the proposed 2012 update to its LEED green building program will open March 1 and run through March 20.
The residential remodeling market will continue to experience measured growth in 2012 after the Remodeling Market Index (RMI) rose to a five year-high at the end of 2011, according to panelists at a press conference held recently at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders' Show (IBS) in Orlando, Fla.
Armstrong Commercial Flooring has been awarded NSF/ANSI 332 Gold Level
certification for its Linoleum product line from NSF International, an
independent, not-for-profit organization that provides standards
development, product certification, auditing, education and risk
management for public health and the environment.
Restraints on credit for home buyers and home builders alike continue to impede the housing and economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday in an address to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Board of Directors in Orlando.
When home buyers pay closer attention before construction starts, they are especially likely to see the advantages of modular construction, according to panelists at a press conference held last week at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla.