HERS Amendment Adjusts Ratings for Smaller Homes
On January 1st, 2019, a new HERS amendment will take effect. RESNET recently announced the adoption of a home size
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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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USGBC-LA’s 8th Annual Sustainable Innovation Awards
USGBC-LA Sustainable Innovation Award Team invites you to submit your project for the 8th Annual Sustainable Innovation Awards! USGBC-LA’s 8th Annual
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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
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BIASC Building Industry Show to Highlight INNOVATION with Insights on Home Automation, Artificial Intelligence, U.S. Infrastructure and Personal Success
The Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC) will focus on the theme of INNOVATION at its upcoming Building Industry
Read moreWhat You Need to Know About Energy Efficiency [Infographic]
For the past few years, the awareness that our homes can be more energy-efficient has been on the rise and
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7th Annual Sustainable Innovation Awards Announced at U.S. Green Building Council-L.A. Chapter Green Gala
Awards Include New Categories, and Inclusion of Multiple Third-Party Certifications Los Angeles, CA (December 1, 2017) – Last night at
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KB HOME’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONTINUES WITH MORE ‘ACTS OF KINDNESS’
National builder teams up with Whirlpool Corporation to furnish 17 Ronald McDonald Houses with new appliances LOS ANGELES (Nov. 7,
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Lennar and CalAtlantic Announce Business Combination Creating the Nation’s Leading Homebuilder
MIAMI, Fla. and ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Top 3 position in 24 of the 30 largest MSAs Combined revenue in excess
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Housing Production Holds Steady in August
Nationwide housing starts fell 0.8 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.18 million units, according
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NAHB Members Celebrate Professional Women in Building Week
Members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) are celebrating Professional Women in Building (PWB) Week Sept. 18
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Builder Confidence Drops Three Points As Hurricanes Add Uncertainty
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes fell three points to a level of 64 in September
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Joint Employer Bill Would Provide Clarity and Certainty to Small Businesses
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today urged Congress to pass the bipartisan Save Local Business Act, legislation
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Net Zero 2017 Conference Keynote Speaker Kevin de León Receives Standing Ovation
The state of California is aiming for all new residential construction to achieve Zero Net Energy standards by 2020. As the changes
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JD Neel Construction Wins Eight Awards in Central Oregon Builders Association Tour of Homes
Oregon building company takes home Best of Show and Green Building Award among other prestigious awards for Redmond home Bend,
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ABC Green Home 3.0 Wins Gold Nugget
Publisher and ABC Green Home developer, Nick Slevin, is pleased to announce that the ABC Green Home 3.0 in Fullerton,
Read moreEPA Grant of More Than $330,000 Will Help Superfund Cleanups in New Mexico
DALLAS – (May 1, 2017) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $331,811 to the New Mexico Environment Department
Read moreFlorida on Verge of Building Code Policy Improvements
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee passed Senate Bills 1372 and 1312 by Senator Keith Perry, R-Gainesville,
Read moreEPA Recognizes Panasonic Eco Solutions North America With 2017 Energy Star® Partner Of The Year – Sustained Excellence Award
Panasonic Eco Solutions recognized for its sustained leadership to protect the environment, 8th year in a row Newark, NJ (April
Read moreChecking All the Boxes With Net-Zero-Energy Homes
FULLERTON, CA—It is possible to create attractive, affordable, simple-to-build and third-party-certified, energy-efficient, high-performance American homes by effectively tasking your
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SoCalGas, Southern California Edison, Green Home Builder magazine and Habitat for Humanity grand open the ABC Green Home 3.0 in Fullerton, CA
Photography by Juan Tallo FULLERTON, CA (April 6, 2017) – The third iteration of The ABC (Affordable, Buildable, Certifiable) Green Home,
Read moreGreen Home Building: Passive vs LEED vs Net-Zero Energy
The environment has become one of the most important topics of discussion in our society. We are looking at ways
Read moreWellness is the new luxury, as multimillion dollar condos get healthy
When the WELL building standard was introduced I thought it was silly, especially when it launched with a $ 50
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
Read morePaving the Way for an Efficient Light Bulb in Every Socket
The U.S. Department of Energy has just updated and expanded its definition of what constitutes an everyday light bulb in
Read moreKB Home Recognized for Building Its 100,000th ENERGY STAR® Certified Home
KB Home (KBH) is pleased to announce that it reached the significant milestone of constructing its 100,000th ENERGY STAR certified
Read moreEcoView Homes Pushes The Limits of Luxury & Sustainability
With over 30+ years of combined construction experience, EcoView Homes is passionate about creating high-quality homes with energy efficiency as
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