New Building Energy Codes Announced by DOE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today at the National Energy Codes Conference, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm announced new building energy code
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Groups working to lower housing costs through clean energy
Groups working to lower housing costs through clean energy The Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) and Community Climate Collaborative (C3)
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The Nexus Between Title 24 and the Modular Housing Market
Off-Site construction (OSC) is a global trend that addresses housing shortages, rising costs, and quality By YING WANG and BRENT
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Why It Makes “Cents” to Consider Green Certification For Projects
Financial benefits of green building you need to know about BY CARL SEVILLE Decisions made in the planning and development
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Homebuyers Seek Spacious, Connected Communities
Current conditions are driving homebuyers to seek greener, more flexible, high-performing designs By ALEX MCLEOD Similar to generations before, people—in
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Curb Appeal Can Be Affordable
What research says about curb appeal and qualities of outdoor spaces that attract home buyers By CASSY AOYAGI Passionate about
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College team builds net zero electric home for international competition
Donated by the city of Ogden, Utah, students from Weber State University built an all electric, net zero energy home
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USGBC New York Upstate presents a webinar series on LEED
The “Deep Dive into LEED” schedule for June comprises 12 sessions. Are you interested in attaining a deeper knowledge of
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USGBC-LA Launches ‘HEALTHY BUILDING ALLIANCE’ Just as COVID-19 Highlights the Importance of Healthy Buildings
The Alliance is a Commitment to Air & Water Quality, Green Space LOS ANGELES (May 28, 2020) The U.S. Green Building
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KB Home Announces Energy Efficient Cactus Landings Is Now Open for Sales in Popular Southwest Las Vegas
Homebuilder offers personalized new homes near the highly desirable Mountain’s Edge Master Plan, affordably priced from the $290,000s LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS
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U.S. Green Building Council Launches Global Economic Recovery Strategy
USGBC outlines path for how healthy places and LEED will support recovery efforts as businesses, governments and communities prepare for
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Earth Day Observations from Builder.Media and The ABC Green Home Project
Newport Beach, California (April 22, 2020) — With COVID-19 uppermost in people’s minds, we would like to share our own
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ABC Green Home 4.0: Promise with Performance
By Burke Boydell When it comes to outstanding achievement in sustainability for new residential developments, the ABC Green Home Project
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USGBC-LA Launches 2nd Cohort of ‘Net Zero Accelerator’ to Speed Viable Building Tech’s Move into the Market for a Net Positive Future
Applications Now Being Accepted: April 2 – May 18 LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2020) The U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles
Read moreMessage from our Publisher and Editor-In-Chief, Nick Slevin
Folks, Our thoughts are with all of our readers across the USA and the many challenges and struggles this situation is bringing. We are sensitive
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Enphase Energy and Petersen-Dean Partner to Deliver World-Class Solar and Storage Solutions for New Homes
FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 21, 2019 – Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world’s leading supplier of solar
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Design & Build for Maximum Efficiency
Passive House Net-Zero Design is one way to strike the right balance for maximum energy savings By NATALIE LEONARD From
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Pushing Sustainability in 2020
Cities like Santa Monica are changing the way they design, develop, and build to reduce the built environment’s carbon footprint
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Standards for 2020
Title 24 standards have evolved over the decades. How will they come into play in 2020? By MANNY GONZALEZ The
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High-Performance Building Practices Prevalent in the Residential Homebuilding Market
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 21- Homebuilders across the country are prioritizing high-performance building practices in their projects, regardless if they consider
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Propane Kitchen Appliances with Culinary Appeal
Give your homeowner customers more with propane performance By Bryan Cordill Appliances are the heartbeat of the kitchen. And by
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Innovation Partner Added to DOE’s Sustainable Home Program
Ultra-Aire Whole House Ventilating Dehumidifiers has announced its participation in the Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home™ program
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AMLI Ponce Park Becomes the First Multifamily Development in Atlanta to Receive Fitwel Certification from the Center for Active Design
ATLANTA – October 17, 2018 — AMLI Residential, a leading developer of sustainable, multifamily rental properties, today announced its AMLI Ponce
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Amazon Takes on Smart Homes; Invests in Prefab Home Builder
The Seattle-based online retailer giant Amazon announced this week that it is taking stake in Plant Prefab, a Southern California-based
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De Young Properties & ConSol Announce Largest Single-Family Zero Net Energy Community in California
Zero Net Energy partners De Young Properties and ConSol plan to educate and energize homebuilders to stay ahead of state
Read moreTwo amazing prefabricated Sonoma County homes featured in ‘Prefabulous Small Houses’
Author Sheri Koones believes that prefab houses are the homes of the future, or “prefabulous,” as she calls them. She’s
Read moreDesert Rain House gets Living Building Challenge Certification
The Living Building Challenge is one tough building standard, probably the toughest in the world. There have not been a
Read morePushing Urban Density: The Answer to Global Warming?
Vancouver, Canada’s largest west coast city, is rethinking the way it handles urban density. For years, the metropolitan area benefited
Read moreHow A Simple Idea Could Help Cool Urban Habitats Of The Future
Based on United Nations estimates, the global population is growing by 1.18 per cent annually or an additional increase of
Read moreDOE Pick Perry Backs Energy-Efficient Building Codes
Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump selected Rick Perry to run the Department of Energy (DOE). Last week, Perry testified in
Read moreMike Holmes: Building and renovating homes that are more energy efficient
Building for the future means building homes that are sustainable and rely on renewable sources of energy. For many homeowners,
Read moreA Silicon Valley engineer is on a quest to green the world by making buildings smarter
Seven years ago, Mark Chung took a three-week vacation. When he came home, his electricity bill looked more than a
Read moreFree Resource Helps Small Co-ops and Condos Save Big on Energy
The energy-saving and cost-cutting campaigns of many large co-ops and condos are getting a boost from the city’s Retrofit Accelerator
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