TERMINATION OF THE GREENON REBATE PROGRAM

By Tamara Sheedy It was announced on June 19, 2018, the GreenON program was terminated effective immediate. Any signed contracts in the works would be honored PROVIDING the installation was completed by August 31, 2018 and all rebate applications are submitted by...

Canadian Company Develops New High-Performance Building System

By Nigel F. Maynard Quebec, Canada-based BONE Structure says it has developed a new building system that constructs stronger, more energy-efficient homes than the industry currently builds. “We have been building houses the same way for 400 years,” says Marc A. Bovet,...

CODES AND STANDARDS – Can Licensing Be Fixed?

By John Caulfield The first question that the Mark IV Builders website advises homeowners to ask before hiring any contractor is “Are you licensed?” Yet it’s clear that this Maryland-based company’s owner, Mark Scott, a builder-turned-remodeler with 35 years of...

Ever wondered why condensation on the exterior of high-performance windows is a good thing?