If you think there’s not gold in affordable housing, think again. In fact, there’s also Green in affordable housing, in every sense of the word. We talked to three industry experts who tell you why building this way is an option you do not want to pass up.

To get a snapshot of what’s happening in the realm of luxury bathrooms, we spoke with Paul DeLeers of DeLeers Construction. They’ve been in business since 1945 doing both commercial and residential work. On the residential side of things they do primarily higher-end new construction, as well as remodeling and additions.

Wind-powered energy received an administrative boost on Feb. 17 when President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

> For Walter Scott Perry, a love of prefab and modular construction started in the early ‘70s when he moved to Santa Fe, N.M., following architecture school, and lived in an Airstream trailer while working to design and build adobe houses that used passive solar energy.