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Offering rate options benefits the grid and the customer.
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During appraisals, Idaho builder advocates for full value of green construction.
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Small company enhances its brand by building its first green house, rated NGBS-Silver, on spec.
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Boise Cascade.
The manufacturer now offers FSC chain-of-custody certification for its engineered wood products, which already were SFI certified. Available products include BCI joists with Versa-Lam LVL flanges, Versa-Stud LVL framing lumber, and Versa-Rim rimboards. Also available are AllJoist...
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Starting in 2011, all new homes built to comply with the federal Energy Star Qualified Homes standard—perhaps 200,000 units if the NAHB’s forecast for that year holds true—will be required to provide an adequate amount of controlled, fresh-air ventilation as part of a comprehensive energy...
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Helensview Heights is all about sustainability, but far more than just the stuff you can feel, touch, or tack onto a house.
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Versa-Stud laminated veneer lumber is designed for tall walls and other applications calling for strong, straight framing materials. Constructed of 1/6-, 1/8-, or 1/10-inch-thick veneers, the product uses nearly the entire timber log, compared with about 60% used in traditional framing lumber, the...
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Stamford, Conn., luxury development sets a higher bar for community planning and resource efficiency.
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Lumber certification groups battle for identity and brand recognition.
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When Trus Joist introduced the first engineered I-joist in 1969, it wasn't to save the planet. It was to help save a building industry that depended on huge, old-growth trees that were quickly becoming scarce and more protected by regulators.