Low-tech materials used more in green building, report says

Old-school, low-tech building materials — such as wood, straw, and bamboo — are new again when it comes to green buildings, according to a new report from Boulder-based Navigant Research. Green construction, and the certification process for attesting to the use of sustainable building materials and practices, is driving new demand for building materials that have a smaller environmental impacts, due to their manufacture and use, according to the report, “Materials in Green Buildings,” issued…