The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: What does it mean for developers and condo buyers?

Have you heard of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act? This is a question that developers may soon be facing in courtrooms and arbitrations across the nation. Learn about ILSA and how it can be your best friend or worst nightmare.
March 29th, 2009 | Rich Cartlidge |

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Episode 34 - Konstructr goes Yahoo! (Real Estate)

Vik chats it up with Arjun Arora, the head of Business Development at Yahoo! Real Estate. They discuss what Yahoo! RE is, their most recent success, and some insights for home buyers/seller. Question from today’s KCast: “Imagination is stronger than will-power.” Is this true? false?...
March 27th, 2009 | Vik Duggal |

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Examples of Engaging Green Marketing

In my opinion, Denver Water's recent campaign to promote the conservation of water is one the best green-related campaigns so far. From billboards to grocery store conveyor belts, Denver Water really did a wondeful job.
March 27th, 2009 | Mark Wanczak |

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Great River Energy: A prime Example of How to Build Green

Great River Enegy recently released a white paper detailing the construction of their Maple Grove, Minn. headquarters, the first building to achieve LEED Platinum in the state. The text of the white paper can be found here.Great River Energy not only built a sophisticated building which scored 56 points...
March 23rd, 2009 | Rich Cartlidge |

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Why Does Your Company Go Green?

I think we're almost past the point of simply noting the recyclable properties of metal products. If your company wants to be green, tell me where that metal comes from. China? Fail.
March 20th, 2009 | Mark Wanczak |

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Green Building: What does the future hold?

There has been talk that the green and sustainable construction industry is immune to the economic recession and while things do look promising now in the words of Jimmy Buffett "Only time will tell" whether or not green and sustainable building continues to prosper or falls victim to the economic slowdown....
March 18th, 2009 | Rich Cartlidge |

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Color Consistency and LED’s are we really trading off?

...it begs the question if our existing halogen sources are this inconsistent what is holding us back from more wide-spread use of the LED as a replacement? It's detractors (I among them) saw color temperature as one of the biggest barriers to adoption, but after this test, I'm beginning to wonder if...
March 17th, 2009 | James Bedell |

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Episode 33 - Something for everyone

Vik Duggal is at Austin’s South by Southwest and sits down with Joshua Karpf and Bart Casabona from Pepsi-Cola Company to talk sustainability. Question from today’s KCast: What are everyday things you do to make a difference in the world? Links from today’s KCast: Pepsico at SXSW Josh...
March 13th, 2009 | Vik Duggal |

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How Trade Publications Can Adapt to Online Media

Ultimately, trade pubs need to adapt only as fast as online media fulfills the immediate needs of their audiences. So far, I don't think this is happening in our industry as quickly as it has in other elsewhere, but we're running out of time.
March 13th, 2009 | Mark Wanczak |

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