Many thanks to the team at WFMY2 for our first in a series of Green segments.

During construction, I piled  various materials in the front yard.  There are piles for:
- brick and block
- lumber
- plastics
- metal
- pallet
I have used this staging area as a reference for the various trades to deposit their job waste.  This has been helpful in many ways.  Not the least of which is maintaining a cleaner site.  [...]

When we started building our home, I knew I wanted to minimize our environmental impact and save some money along the way.  To me, one of the most obvious steps was to minimize our construction waste. Framers and carpenters are notorious for their waste during the building process.  Too many times, I’ve seen a carpenter [...]