A Dalton firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion and released from the hospital on Tuesday following an early morning fire at the Columbia Recycling plant at 1001 Chattanooga Ave.
GreenWizard, a web-based solution designed to simplify building material selection and management, has announced a technology partnership with U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building program and LEED Online.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.3 percent in August to 116.2 (2004 = 100), following a 0.6 percent increase in July and a 0.3 percent increase in June.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the United Nations Environment Programme's Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have announced a new initiative to highlight the important role of buildings and cities in the green economy.
The United States’ prohibition on smuggling of illegally harvested wood has won silver in the 2011 Future Policy Awards as one of the world’s most inspiring and innovative forest policies.
With the ITC Final Hearing on Chinese engineered hardwood flooring manufacturers scheduled for Oct. 12, the Alliance for Free Choice and Jobs in Flooring (AFCJF) is making one last push to add new members.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is helping sponsor the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011, a program that challenges collegiate teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive.