Building green has been building an audience. It's in magazines, on TV, in stores.

But advocates of environmentally friendly building practices — and saving energy in this winter of high heating prices — say educating the construction industry in the new ways has been an often slow and spotty process.

"It's very difficult for us in the industry and out of the industry to have total clarity about what" the latest products and practices are, says Lyn Wilkinson, spokesperson for the Cape chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. "I know a lot and I don't feel like I know anything."

But catch-up time for the local industry may have begun. For more information, please read Cape Cod Times.