home building: The Happiest Careers in America – Where’s Homebuilding?
- 02/10/11 12:24 PM
Forbes published an article today titled "The Happiest Careers In America." The article highlights the results of a new survey from job site CareerBliss.com that revealed the top ten happiest professions in America. The survey results measured nine factors of workplace happiness, including the individual's relationship with their boss and co-workers, their work environment, job resources, compensation, growth opportunities, company culture, company reputation, daily tasks and job control over the work that they do on a daily basis. Homebuilding was not one of the ten happiest careers. As I read the article and viewed the slideshow of the "10 -Happiest Jobs (2 comments)
home building: Building an energy-efficient home in Boise, Idaho
- 07/07/10 05:05 PM
The 2010 AVID Home Design Driver Research Survey showed that the majority of home buyers rated energy efficiency as a "Must Have" for their new homes. Although Boise and southwestern Idaho have some of the lowest power rates in the nation, home buyers still want their new homes to be energy efficient.
How do you build an energy-efficient home in Boise, Idaho and how much more does it cost? The U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program has shown that new homes can be both energy efficient to live in and cost effective to build. In fact, the energy consumption (1 comments)