Construction Industry Forums

Green—is it just a fad?

2008-01-23T09:31:21-05:00

Green products? Green manufacturing? Green construction? Is it all just a fad? A hot topic that will go away in a few years like so many others? At least some are thinking so, but not so much in a negative way. It has been proposed that all the hoopla over sustainable construction will become a moot point because in five or 10 years we will have adopted the concept and be implementing it throughout. Nobody will need to push green, because it will have become ingrained in the system. We will have developed our green conscience.

Green=NO Waste

2008-03-19T15:47:14-05:00

Being Green should really start with creating less waste. I know of a project that received a “Green” award for recycling concrete. It was a new construction project and the concrete came from pouring concrete based on a set of drawings that were not well coordinated. Once the dust settled and many change orders later they jack hammered it up and “recycled it”. How are we all planning to waste less on the front end?

LEED or GREENGUARD?

2008-01-23T11:23:11-05:00

As a building product manufacturer of flooring products with low VOC emissions and made from recycleable materials, what is our best bet for promoting these “green” qualities? LEED or GREENGUARD? What are the differences between the two and what are the advantages/disadvantages to each?