Web sites we like: February/March 2008 issue

How the best builders adopt new materials and building techniques to boost quality and profitsby Fernando Pagés Ruiz, Rob Yagid

Used to building big houses with big budgets, the Picton brothers earned a platinum rating with their first modest green home—but mastering the learning curve wasn’t always a smooth rideby Jim Picton, Mark Picton

Thanks to the green-building movement, energy efficiency is becoming a mainstay in the IRC and the IECC. But what does it mean to you?by Lynn Underwood

In a dense urban neighborhood, this remodeled bungalow goes green with recycled materials, solar energy, gray water, and room for the owners’ day jobsby Geoffrey Holton

This home uses five systems to reduce its environmental impact, lower its operating cost, and improve its connection to the landby James Tuer