The best cities in the U.S. for green homes and alternatives to LED lighting caused reader interest to perk up this week. Posts on those topics, as well as news of DPR Construction's Hardin acquisition and some perspective on why builders should watch student debt crisis made the biggest waves in our news feed over the last few days.
Want to know more? Have a look at the links below:
- Top 10 cities with the greenest homes: Redfin, an online real estate broker, analyzed U.S. cities based on their carbon emissions and green homes available.
- Why builders should care about the student debt crisis: A Federal Reserve Bank of New York study found, for the first time, that people with student debt are less likely to be buying a home.
- Designers: LEDs are not the only energy-efficient lighting: Solid-state lighting is what saves energy in and outside buildings, but LED lamps are not the only products that meet the need.
- DPR Construction acquires Atlanta-based Hardin: DPR Construction and Hardin Construction Company will both operate under the DPR name.
- Major firms launch crowd-sourced construction apps site : Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and CASE have created an exchange where architectural, engineering and construction professionals can share applications.
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