As the general manager of a custom home builder in Orlando, Fla., Mike Williams is very familiar with concrete and steel as building materials. His usual routine, as it is for most Gulf Coast builders, is to construct a first level of masonry block over a concrete slab foundation and then top that with a structural lumber second floor and sometimes light-gauge steel studs for non-load-bearing interior walls. More
Though there are relatively few builders that are currently on the leading edge of sustainable building, the rest of the industry is closing in fast. More
Green building has gone mainstream, providing dealers with abundant and profitable opportunities to educate, serve, and sell to pros. More
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