The Precautionary List, first released in 2008, and the Transparency web site, released in 2011, is intended to foster the movement toward the use of healthier building materials. Both were developed ...

The Joist Contractor Building Material Pricing Tool mobile app allows contractors to create a material lists for their next project. Once a list is created, it can be sent to up to three local ...

Home Depot unveiled Material List Builder AI, a tool that uses artificial intelligence to automate and streamline material lists for contractors, aiming to improve efficiency as industry margins ...

According to the U.N. Environmental Program, the construction industry is not making enough efforts to achieve net-zero emissions. While all sectors are making efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, ...

For good reasons, sustainability is becoming more important and prevalent in the building trades. Planning a home build or remodeling project often brings up terms like sustainable, eco-friendly or ...

Wood has great potential as a building material, because it is strong and lightweight, environmentally friendly and can be used in prefabricated buildings. However, only changes in building codes will ...