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Climate Central
Energy Star, the program that certifies toasters, air conditioners, computers and buildings for energy efficiency, could be killed by the Trump administration as part of its effort to shrink federal spending.
The administration wants the program to be "zeroed out" in the 2018 Environmental Protection Agency budget, according to news reports and a memo that the EPA provided to the National Association of Clean Air Agencies last week. The EPA declined to comment.
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The Hill
The Trump administration is weighing even deeper cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency than previous versions of their budget outline suggested, according to a new report.
The EPA and agency chief Scott Pruitt did not fight the 25 percent cut the White House proposed in its first budget draft last month, Axios reported recently, and officials are now considering cutting the agency's $8.1 billion budget even further.
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By Michael J. Berens
 Spending on home improvement has been hovering at record levels for the past two years and is expected to remain strong throughout 2017. Affluent Americans, whose wealth has increased considerably in recent years, account for a substantial portion of the market. Recent reports of consumer spending in 2016 indicate that, on average, affluent households spent more on home improvement last year than in previous years. Larger expenditures have become more concentrated among the wealthiest households.
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Eye On Housing
On average, single-family builders use 10.2 different green products or practices, and 22 percent always or almost always have their homes certified to a green standard, according to a recent NAHB survey.
The survey consisted of special questions on the January survey for the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. A total of 337 single-family builders responded to these questions, one of which asked if builders commonly used any of 21 specific green products and practices on homes they built during the past year. The list of 21 was drawn primarily from the major sections of the National Green Building Standard.
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Business News Daily
These days, an online presence is vital for any business, even for brick-and-mortar stores that don't conduct e-commerce. Studies have shown that 97 percent of consumers search for local businesses online, while 94 percent of B2B buyers research companies online first.
Creating a website isn't especially difficult with the many website creation tools available. Whatever software you choose, keep these design principles in mind.
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NAHB Economics and Housing Policy Group
What will it take to get the next generation interested in the building industry and the trades? NAHB's Economics and Housing Policy Group conducted an in-depth study of more than 2,000 young people to ascertain how young people make career plans and what spurs get them to investigate the construction trades as a career path. While some answers were expected, there were many surprises as well.
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Capterra Construction Management Blog
We're all aware of general trends, but statistics, when used as a supporting point, really help cement which trends are important and which are just noise. And when you step back and look at the broader picture in construction management, five statistics stand out.
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Building Design + Construction
Much has been written about millennials and how they differ from previous generations in their approach to work – and careers in general. Indeed, we see millennials often unfairly saddled with the dubious reputation for being entitled, disloyal, self-centered or optimistic go-getters, but it turns out that they are actually not that different from their older work colleagues.
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