It was recently Earth Day (did you do anything to mark the occasion?) and Treehugger recently spotlighted Michelle Kaufman, an architect, who gave her view on where green building is going. Please read the whole article–it’s fascinating–but here are some of Kaufman’s main points. No more McMansions–they’re expensive and not Earth friendly. Moving from trading [...]

As we roamed the show floor at the 2010 International Builders Show, talking with builders, reporting on the new products and key trends we found in Las Vegas, one thing was clear: The worst of the worst is likely behind us, and builders and suppliers are eagerly taking an “optimistic but realistic” approach to 2010. [...]