Drywall

Building a More Sustainable Future

Neil Wagner | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Polyethylene, The U.S. Green Building Council, Gypsum, Empire State Building, Gypsum Board, LEED Certification, Climate Change, Drywall, One Bryant Park, U.S. Green Building Council, United States Treasury Building, Global Warming, Rewall, Green News
Neil Wagner

The inspiration for today's comic strip, is an Iowa-based manufacturer using European technology to take the stuff we ate out of yesterday and make the stuff we use to build the stuff we'll live in tomorrow.

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Jury Awards Florida Couple $2.4 Million In Damages For Poison Chinese-Made Drywall

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drywall, China Products, Chinese Drywall, Consumer Protection, Green News, China Drywall, China Product Safety, Consumer Product Safety Commission, China, Green News

MIAMI — A Florida couple who fled their dream home because of foul-smelling, ruinous Chinese drywall was awarded $2.4 million in damages Friday ...

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Chinese-Made Drywall Ruling

AP | CAIN BURDEAU and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China Drywall, China Products, China Product Safety, Green News, Drywall, Chinese Drywall, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Consumer Protection, China, Green News

NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans federal judge on Thursday awarded seven Virginia families $2.6 million in damages for homes ruined by sulfur-emittin...

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Chinese-Made Drywall Destroys, Poisons Homes: Now Who Pays?

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China Drywall, Drywall, Chinese Drywall, China Products, China Product Safety, Consumer Product Safety Commission, China, Consumer Protection, Green News

NEW ORLEANS — Thousands of U.S. homes tainted by Chinese drywall should be gutted, according to new guidelines released Friday by the Consumer P...

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Insurers Drop Drywall Victims

Wall Street Journal | M.P. McQueen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeowner-Insurance, Universal Group Inc, Insurance, Universal North America, Chinese Drywall, Homeowners, Drywall, Insurance Companies, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Business News

At least two home insurers in Florida have begun dropping policyholders who filed claims for property damage linked to drywall imported from China. D...

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Beware the Drywall

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eco-Friendly, Housing Boom, Chinese Drywall, Drywall, Construction, Eco-Friendly-Drywall, Home Construction, Eco-Friendly Advice, Green Tips, Eco-Friendly Construction, Green News
Jennifer Schwab

Believe it or not, a limited number of homes, mostly built between 2004 and 2006, seem to have walls that give off poisonous fumes.

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EPA Finds Hazardous Material In Imported Drywall In US Homes

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drywall, Chinese Drywall, Pollution, Drywall Sickness, Green News

NEW ORLEANS — The Environmental Protection Agency has found sulfur and other materials in a small sampling of Chinese-made drywall, which some o...

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Foul-Smelling Chinese Drywall Causes Health Concerns in Florida

Bradenton.com | By JESSICA KLIPA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China Products, Bad Drywall, Florida Homes, Health Concerns, Chinese Products, Florida Department of Health, China, Trade With China, Drywall, World News

MANATEE -- A growing number of homeowners worry that they, too, could have foul-smelling Chinese drywall in their homes. The building material has b...

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