green construction

Serious Materials is a green construction materials company that has raised more than $60 million in venture capital, thanks to innovative products like its EcoRock sheetrock, which is made with less than one-fifth the energy used to create standard drywall.

There is nothing more depressing than those beat-up, decrepit portable buildings that schools across the country use for classrooms or offices. Most of these trailers on blocks don't meet modern construction standards. That's because many are decades old, in use well beyond their accepted lifespan....

When everyone was rolling in dough, it was hard to resist the allure of green-friendly construction. But now that New York City's once infallible real estate market is cracking, the appetite for environmentally conscious homes is falling fast.New York Magazine reports that in the New York area,...