Rick Schwolsky, construction manager for
the 2015 Greenbuild Unity Home, has worked in the residential construction
industry for more than 40 years with a special focus on high-performance homes.
Before joining Hanley Wood in 1993 as BUILDER’s construction editor and later
launching EcoHome magazine, he was president of Grafton Builders, a successful
custom home building company in Vermont.
Similar to the organization’s building performance improvement mission, the 2030 Challenge for Products will set benchmarks for reducing the carbon footprint of building materials by targeting greenhouse gas emissions resulting from manufacturing and transportation.
A green building product better begin as a good product. Here’s what to look for before diving deeper into a product’s green claims.
LEED-Platinum prototype production home combines high-performance features with flexible design details.
Sustainbly built waterfront home connects residents to the outdoors while retaining some inspirations--and materials--from the cabin it replaced.
Annual $50,000 award from The Hanley Foundation and EcoHome recognizes visionary environmental building editor, educator, and advocate.