Below you'll find a list of all posts from June, 2021
Everybody would love to have a relaxing, beautifully furnished outdoor living space where family and friends can share quality time. One of the most important things to consider when designing your outdoor space is longevity. How long will your wood furniture and features withstand certain outdoor conditions, such as rain? How can you protect wood from humidity so that it …
The type of building materials chosen can considerably affect the set budget as well as the comfort of a home. Moreover, as sustainable building practices keep advancing, consideration of how a building could affect human health and the environment also continues to grow. For example, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a common pollutant sourced from a range of building materials. …
One of the great aspects of a home remodel project is that by remodeling rather than building a new home, the homeowners have already taken their first step toward sustainability. This means they’re already off to a great start. Sustainability often involves finding ways to repurpose and refresh certain items rather than replacing them. Yet in other instances, replacement of …
The past year has been tumultuous for both businesses and consumers alike. The pandemic abruptly changed what was once a stable, confident economic environment into a host of circumstances that faced a significant number of unknowns. One of those unknowns centered around the drastic increase in the price of commodities such as steel, plywood, and lumber prices. Current Challenges …
Construction is one of the industries experiencing an upward surge over the past decade. Jobs increase every year due to demand for infrastructural growth across advanced economic countries and less developed countries. However, it is an industry that requires focus in terms of developing future industry drivers in the construction workforce. Research has shown that 21% of architects, interior designers, …