Green Builders, Inc. Honored at NAHB National Green Building Awards (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Who says it's not easy being green? Just ask the folks at Green Builders, Inc. , a leading large-scale community developer of sustainable homes in the Austin, Texas area, who have been selected as the 2008 Single Family Affordable Home of the Year at the National Green Building Awards held by the National Association of Home Builders .

NAHB Concrete Technologies Tour June 1-3, 2008 in Charlotte, NC (BuildingOnline)
NAHB's Building Systems Council will host a Concrete Technologies Tour June 1-3, 2008 in Charlotte, NC. Learn about cutting edge construction methods using cement-based materials, visit manufacturing facilities and see the final results on a bus tour of homes.

Housing slump leads to layoffs (Wausau Daily Herald)
North central Wisconsin window and door manufacturers continue to feel the effects of a U.S. housing downturn expected to drag on into next year.

San Diego-Area Green Development Recognized by National Building Industry (Commercial Property News)
With 20 percent of the mixed use Del Sur community completed, The National Association of Home Builders yesterday named the project its Mixed Use Development of the Year.

List of Democratic National Convention sponsors (Rocky Mountain News)
This summer's Democratic National Convention in Denver is being brought to you by a Who's Who of corporate lobbying interests.

Looking for Solutions: How Do We Get Workforce Housing Built? (Multi-Housing News)
By David Senden, KTGY Group, Inc. While we in the housing industry cringe at recent falling home prices, there are large groups of people for which prices can’t fall far or fast enough.

Green Home Building Market Has 'Tipped' and is Expected to Double by 2012, According to New Report from McGraw-Hill ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
McGraw-Hill Construction, a part of The McGraw-Hill Companies , today presented the findings of its latest market research investigating "green" home building, focusing on changes in green building activity between 2001 and 2007; the impact of the down market on green home building; opinions and preferences of builders for green materials and processes, and triggers and obstacles affecting ...

Millenia Wall Solutions Advances an Earth-Friendly Alternative for Retaining Wall Materials and Construction (PRWeb)
Millenia Wall Solutions Cuts the Environmental Impact of Retaining Walls in Half. Eco-friendly Retaining Wall System is on Display at the Green Building Conference (Booth G608). (PRWeb May 12, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/retaining_walls/earth-friendly/prweb909574.htm

Millenia Wall Solutions Advances an Earth-Friendly Alternative for Retaining Wall Materials and Construction (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Millenia Wall Solutions Cuts the Environmental Impact of Retaining Walls in Half. Eco-friendly Retaining Wall System is on Display at the Green Building Conference (Booth G608).

Media Advisory: NAHB CEO Jerry Howard Available to Comment on House Housing Bill (Centre Daily Times)
Jerry Howard, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders, is available to comment on the housing bill that will be considered today by the U.S. House of Representatives.