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Green-home appraisals don't add up
Green homes are all the rage -- but when it comes to winning financing, banks often underestimate the resale value of energy- -More-
Rebuilding Haiti could fall to private sector
Private sector firms from the U.S. -More-
Columbus Center project dissolves as Calpers pulls out
The developer behind Boston's planned Columbus Center, the California State Pension Fund, has pulled out of the project. -More-
Wind towers draw in customers at Florida strip mall
Discovery Plaza generated buzz, as well as electricity, by installing Windspires at the strip mall in Jacksonville, Fla. -More-
Southern California Edison selects SunPower as supplier
Southern California Edison has awarded a contract to SunPower to supply 80% of its photovoltaic installation program. -More-
New York governor "cautiously optimistic" on WTC project
The obstacles standing in the way of the World Trade Center project remain, but New York Gov. -More-
OPEC: Surging ethanol use in U.S. to affect petroleum sales
Rising ethanol consumption in the U.S. -More-
California leads widespread declines in construction employment
Construction employment declined nationwide in January, with 38 states and Washington, D.C., suffering double-digit percentag -More-
Congress wonders why SBA doesn't lend directly to small business
Congress is exploring the reason the Small Business Administration does not loan directly to businesses. -More-
Hispanic Caucus may vote against health care
Hispanic lawmakers plan to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss immigration provisions in the health care bill. -More-
NRCA announces Charlie Raymond Award winners
During NRCA's 123rd Annual Convention Feb. -More-
NRCA offers new manual CD
The NRCA Roofing Manual CD-2010 complements the print version of The NRCA Roofing Manual and includes electronic copies of Th -More-
Michael Jordan, American basketball player (The first public basketball game was played on this day in 1892)
I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying. -More-
Owner, mechanic charged with manslaughter in NYC crane collapse
New York City prosecutors have filed charges against the owner of a construction crane company that hired an obscure Chinese -More-
National labs receive $36M for net-zero building research
Net-zero building researchers have found a benefactor in the federal government. -More-
Passive house remodel first of its kind in California
California's first passive house remodel is on target to be completed by July. -More-
Stimulus funds to cover new roof for N.J. building
The Washington Township municipal building in Sewell, N.J., will receive a new roof to replace a leaking one. -More-
Pennsylvania college to turn roof ornament into birdhouse
Dickinson College in Pennsylvania plans to refurbish a wooden 22-foot cupola into a giant birdhouse. -More-
Construction costs fell in first quarter
The cost of nonresidential construction projects slipped 0.5% in the first quarter of 2010, according to new data, finishing -More-
Seattle ultraluxury Four Seasons faces more than $34 million in liens
The designers and builders behind the $120 million Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences in Seattle have filed claims for -More-