Career Opportunities and Economics 101

Career Opportunities and Economics 101

Written by Rob Pickett May 9, 2016 Back when I barely made it through Paul Samuelson’s Econ 101-102 class at CU-Boulder, I realized that I would not make a career in economics. Since my college days, I’ve learned more about economic impacts. I’ve watched technology...

Certification Levels and Real Estate

As we all know real estate appraisals are huge in the housing market, but many things that make a home energy efficient can not actually be seen which makes it hard to compare homes apples to apples. We may see this change in the near future. The Appraisal Institute...
Revisiting Clay-Based Construction Materials

Revisiting Clay-Based Construction Materials

I came across this article by Damon Embling, on Europe’s construction industry cutting carbon emissions and energy consumption by revisiting clay-based construction materials. It was too good not to share: The concept of building with biomaterials is nothing new...

THE NEW BUILDING SCIENCE REALITY

This is an interesting article by Eric Werling, Building America Program Coordinator Builders today are under tremendous pressure. They have to build the tightest, most insulated buildings of all time that are structurally sound; free of defects, fire hazards,...
Water Efficiency and Innovation

Water Efficiency and Innovation

I recently came across an article that brought me upon NexusHaus. The article focused on the water-saving element of their submission to the DOE Solar Decathlon. They came in 4th overall, but I found the solution for water efficiency in an arid region exceptional. Not...

Tall Wood aka Mass Timber

Cross-laminated timber products (CLT) is another wood technology that originated in Europe and is changing how North America builds.  This page will present news and information relating to CLT, a cousin to log building. WoodWorks provides education, technical support...