LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of America’s premier homebuilders, today announced a new initiative to provide solar power systems for its new homes as a standard feature in 10 Southern California communities. The photovoltaic solar systems will help KB homeowners reduce their monthly energy bills and cost of homeownership for years to come, while also benefiting the environment.

“KB Home is already a leader in building energy-efficient homes that can provide homeowners with meaningful savings on their monthly energy bills”
“KB Home is already a leader in building energy-efficient homes that can provide homeowners with meaningful savings on their monthly energy bills,” said Jeffrey Mezger, president and chief executive officer of KB Home. “With this announcement, we are raising the bar even higher and taking an important step in making our homes even more efficient and affordable for our homebuyers over the long term, especially when compared to resale homes.” Read more

My latest article in Composites Manufacturing magazine concerns an historic development: Load and resistance factor design pre-standards for composites will have a huge impact on manufacturing and building. We may soon see Jetson-style bubble buildings. With the advent of pre-standards, this means the stage is set for rapid growth in the composite industry.

Here is the link.

And here is another article in the same issue that I wrote about a nine-month training program in composites marine technology.