New toilet standards ensure water savings does not come at the expense of a confident flush.
Four of the Builders' Show's many eco-friendly products.
The right products keep the Builder LivingHome glowing green.
Can LED lighting replace the incandescent bulb?
A well vented bathroom is more important than you think.
Eco-friendly drywall, an air-to-water converter, and a new approach to rainwater harvesting caught our eye at this year's show.
Insulation is inherently green for its energy-saving properties. Here's a look deeper to see how each type measures up on other eco factors.
Water-conserving bath fixtures enter the mainstream as the EPA’s WaterSense standards take effect.
These days, you can't swing a hammer without hitting a product marketing itself as "green." But while the sustainable building trend is one that's often as good for the bottom line as it is for environment, all this bandwagon-jumping can lead to greenwashing, leaving many pros and consumers confused--and wary.
Everyone is preoccupied with oil shortages these days. But the building industry's eyes are already on the next scarce natural resource: water. While the U.S. population nearly doubled between 1950 and 2000, the demand for water more than tripled, putting pressure on both water supplies and an aging distribution system. That's true not just in arid regions, but across the map. A recent government survey showed that at least 36 states are expecting shortages by 2013. Water is intertwined with energy, too, since water supply and treatment plants consume about 56 billion kilowatt-hours per year--enough electricity to power more than 5 million homes for a year.