Home Design Trends for 2022
This year’s leading design trends incorporate materials like stone and brick bringing color, texture and functionality. According to PR Newswire,
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Reclaimed Lumber Industry Sees Major Growth in Recycling
The reclaimed lumber market size to reach 65.29 billion by 2028. According to Yahoo! Finance, the global reclaimed lumber market
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Freddie Mac Expands Their Green Bond Program
Freddie Mac’s Green Bond Program Expands with Single-Family Green Bond Framework and Second Party Opinion. According to Freddie Mac, its
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Schneider Electric Collaboration Unveils Home Made from Recycled Ocean Plastics
Schneider Electric and First Home Energy Solutions reveal their home made from ocean plastics. According to Mirage News, debuting at
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2021: The Year Sustainability Went Mainstream
This year, sustainability became the norm. According to Harvard Business Review, this past year, sustainability in just about ever sector
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Climate Change Initiatives May Affect Real Estate Values
How climate change initiatives will impact city investors. According to Nasdaq, given that cities consume more than two-thirds of the
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Green Building Materials Market Soars
The green building materials market is set to reach USD 474.28 Billion in 2027. As sustainability continues to become standard
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The Future of Warmth is Radiant
Radiant Heating Powered by Alternative Energy Sources. By Monica Irgens From solar to wind, green energy is the fastest-growing energy
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World Leaders Gather in Glasgow, for COP26 Climate Summit
Top takeaways from the COP26 Climate Summit. Top world leaders met this week for the COP26 Climate Summit to discuss
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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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Submit Nominees for the 2021 Pubby Awards
Green Home Builder Magazine 2021 Pubby Awards Nominees Contribute to Peninsula Publishing’s Annual Pubby Awards, where we seek to recognize
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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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