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Most new composite materials for residential construction are composites. The binder in these composites is some form of plastic, usually a high-density polyethylene, or HDPE .

But new building permits last month declined 6.8% compared to February of 2024. And builder confidence for new single-family homes is the lowest it’s been in seven months .

It's the first sawmill on the East Coast for the company, which will create 125 jobs and produce sustainable Southern Yellow Pine lumber.

Why We Need to Reuse Construction Materials Much is lost when homes are demolished in the name of speed. With careful disassembly, high-quality materials could be used to make something new.

The Federal Highway Administration is giving states $1.9 billion to spur buying green road materials, while the EPA has a new emissions label for makers of road inputs.

Embedded carbon is expected to contribute to nearly half of new construction emissions between 2020 and 2050. “We solve the embedded-carbon footprint issue by very dumb logic,” Huang says.