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A new generation of products made with recycled materials are featured at SURFACES 2010.
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Organizations say demand is up and supply down for products that can be reused and recycled.
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Remodelers, electricians, and other pros need to think twice before tossing fluorescent light bulbs in the trash.
150 single-family and duplex homes offer a sustainable safe haven for residents hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters.
Salvaged building products offer a sustainable, one-of-a-kind touch to eco-friendly homes.
William McDonough + Partners' design mimics a tree, including using sunlight to generate energy and accruing positive environmental benefits over time.
A guide to eco-friendly options among wood, composite, and plastic decking.
A guide to deciphering product specs, avoiding greenwashing, and navigating certification programs.
Harbinger House demonstrates green building from framework to finishes.
Through the point of installing insulation in his 3,600-square-foot custom home near Columbia, S.C., architect Mark Bostic has yet to make or pay for a trip to the local landfill. In Ft. Wayne, Ind., Jeff Zolnik serves about three-quarters of the area's builders with his construction waste recycling business, adding an average of one new customer a day. Meanwhile, Santa Fe, N.M., builder Kim Shanahan sends the foam packaging material he collects on his jobsites to a nearby maker of insulated concrete forms, which Shanahan uses for the stem walls on his latest project.