wood

Featured Guides green building materials

Top 5 Green Building Materials For Your Home

If you’re designing your dream home and you’re trying to keep an eye on your carbon footprint, you might be concerned about the impact of all your construction plans. But don’t despair! There are numerous green building materials you can use in construction as discussed in this article.

Guides wood railroad ties

The Guide to Sourcing Eco-Friendly & Recycled Wood

Wood is known to be one of the greenest materials that you can use for building, manufacturing and fuel. However it needs to be sourced carefully so that it doesn’t risk contributing to deforestation and loss of biodiversity.

Building News hardwood

Tips on Salvaging Hardwood Floors

Saving that old hardwood floor not only makes sense from stylistic and cost perspectives; it also helps reduce the amount of demolition and construction debris sent to landfills.