by Rob Pickett | May 14, 2020 | Sustainable Efficiency, Wood Technologies
The hottest new thing in sustainable building is, uh, wood The many, many benefits of using wood in place of concrete and steel.By David Roberts@drvoxdavid@vox.com Jan 15, 2020, 10:30am EST Click here to view the article that includes the following: The advantages...
by Rob Pickett | May 4, 2020 | Building Performance, Green Building, Sustainable Efficiency, Wood Technologies
For someone who has spent a career focusing on one- and two-family dwellings, I appreciate the creativity of those who promote timber design and construction on a larger scale. This blog will be updated as I come across more articles of such spectacular work as is...
by Rob Pickett | Apr 23, 2020 | Renewable Resources
News Release: Tenth Edition of Data Book Reveals Trends in U.S. and Global Renewable Energy Growth Latest Release Includes Data for Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage for the First Time March 11, 2019 U.S. renewable electricity grew to 19.7 percent of total...
by Rob Pickett | Apr 23, 2020 | Building Systems
Innovation Drives Factory-Built Housing By Susan Bady One aphorism (or cliché if you like) that is particularly apt for factory-built housing is “necessity is the mother of invention.” Faced with affordability concerns, the home building industry turns towards...
by Rob Pickett | Apr 22, 2020 | Wood Technologies
New techniques in wood construction can save money and reduce carbon emissions. By Dylan Walsh ’11MEM | May/Jun 2020 People are doing two troubling things at once: they are changing the climate through emission of huge quantities of greenhouse gases, and they are...
by Rob Pickett | Apr 17, 2020 | Building Systems, News
A Look Inside the RSG 3-D Panel System which integrates with wood truss roofs and floors and traditional foundations. Several interesting articles are available on their news page! News...
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