Wake-Up Call Andrew Winston, sustainability expert and author of Green to Gold and The Big Pivot, holds nothing back when asking tough questions about our future. A tepid approach, he believes, would be irresponsible—even negligent—since he avows that we’re out of time for timid responses and flaccid action. His approach is bold and his vision is big. With wakeup calls all around us, he wonders if we have the wherewithal to listen.  More

The All-Electric Home Has Arrived It’s no coincidence that housing’s transition from fossil fuel-based heating and appliances to all electric concurs with the dropping per-watt cost of renewable energy. More.

Let’s do what we say—and mean it when we do There was a time, not that long ago, when you could count on most people in the building business to extend the expected level of professionalism in their dealings, when you could actually depend on them to do what they said they would do, when they said they would do it. More

The Builders’ Guide to California’s 2019 Title 24 Code  The 2019 Title 24 Code brings 50% more stringency to residential housing in just one code cycle. It’s all done in the noble interest of cost-effective energy efficiency, but it is challenging to building professionals who must balance new requirements with profitability.  More

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