--Happy Birthday to the Sustainable Construction Blog!

After one year of blogging the Sustainable Construction Blog has published many articles covering many technologies, products, projects, and issues in the sustainable construction industry. We have received a great deal of feedback in the News, Construction and Renovations blogs and look forward to more discussion and input in the next year, as more content covering the most popular trends and topics is published.

This past year, the Sust...

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On Sunday, May 16^th, Philadelphia University celebrated over 125 years of educating by honoring their graduates.  The University has been changing their approach to education to become a model university for the 21^st century.  Their strategic plan under the new president Dr. Stephen Spinelli is based on interdisciplinary projects and design for innovation.  This direction has led the schools of design, engineering, and business to collaborate on projects throughout the academic year.  These...

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On March 6, 2010 the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act was passed, allowing 6 billion dollars to be set aside for energy efficiency tax rebates.  The act, more commonly known as “Cash for Caulkers,” aims to stimulate the economy as it creates jobs and encourages citizens to spend money.  At the same time energy efficient homes will cut back on our nation’s dependency on non renewable resources. 

The six billion dollars will provide rebates in several areas: 

Replacing windows, doors, ...

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Seeing as it is Earth Day I felt it was only proper that I acknowledged it on my sustainable construction blog.  To be honest, I never thought of myself as a tree hugger and, in fact, the recycling bin at my home doesn’t get used as much as it should.  I also must confess the first thing I did this morning was buy a coffee from Dunkin Donuts that was served in a Styrofoam cup which I eventually contributed to the Philadelphia municipal waste.  While I usually take my own “eco-friendly tra...

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This website will cover many interesting aspects of sustainable construction practices as new products and technology are implemented into the construction industry.  Follow along as breaking news stories and products are analyzed and reviewed.  This blog was created by Architectural Engineering student John Noriega in order to interact with other professionals in the industry and discuss sustainable construction.  The blog is also made to appeal to America's homeowners as it will discuss the...
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