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Professional Builder, Professional Remodeler and Building Design + Construction partner to create a prototype green medical facility
KB Home's Primera Terra residential community in Playa Vista, Calif., and ActiveWest Builders' Meadow Ranch Development in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, are among the projects recognized by the U.S. Green...
Survey shows they see environmental goals as important, but worry about getting products
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that 25 percent of all single-family homes built in the U.S. in 2010 earned EPA’s Energy Star certification. This is up from 21 percent in 2009....
Dow Solar will be participating at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon 2011 as a sponsor of several key events and two student teams.
KB Home announced a planned nationwide rollout of its next-generation of energy-efficient home designs, a net-zero-energy home dubbed ZeroHouse 2.0.
ServiceMagic, an online resource that matches homeowners with home improvement contractors, released home improvement data and national survey results from the first half of 2011 showing that...
Last Wednesday, Dow Building Solutions and the Great Houston Builder’s Association(GHBA) hosted an all-day Houston Building Science and Energy Forum for local residential builders and remodelers...
MyGreenBuildings announced the launch of the MyGreenBuildings brand and process licensing program for builders in markets nationwide.
Some studies indicate that newly constructed homes with third-party certifications for sustainability and energy efficiency sold for more on average than noncertified home, and linger on the...
For the first time in San Antonio, solar panels are becoming an option for home buyers at an affordable price point, and in the kind of new homes that many people purchase: production homes by...
Energy-efficient homes in San Francisco may soon receive an official certification from the city, potentially boosting their resale value.
KB Home announced the opening of ten new San Francisco Bay Area communities of its signature Built to Order energy-efficient homes.
The Environmental Protection Agency last Wednesday decided to reconsider the imposition of a nationwide cap on how much sediment can be part of the stormwater draining from a construction site....
MBK Homes is constructing 97 new solar and LEED certified townhomes and live-work units located in the southern portion of Gardena, Calif., at 1600 W. Artesia Blvd.
Knauf is the first insulation company to verify all products as formaldehyde-free through GreenGuard
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) reached 25,000 active certifications this week, more than tripling its total number of professional certifications in the home performance and...
Westinghouse Solar and Lennar announced a supply agreement to deliver solar power systems to new home buyers.
