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on July 14,2011
The EPA and DOE have announced a program to recognize the most energy-efficient products in each category of those that have earned the Energy Star label. The "Most Efficient" initiative will...
on May 23,2011
KB Home has revealed its ultra-green luxury condo complex in west Los Angeles. The 52-unit Primera Terra development is the production builder’s first LEED Platinum-certified project and features a...
on May 08,2011
The Department of Energy has expanded its High Performance Windows Volume Purchase Program to include more highly insulating windows, including triple-pane systems. Launched in May 2010, the purchase...
on May 06,2011
Eighteen national, regional, and local lenders will participate in a new two-year pilot program sponsored by DOE and HUD that will offer qualified borrowers low-cost loans to make energy-saving...
on May 05,2011
Thirteen builders, remodelers, and other home-building industry professionals were honored this week as winners of National Green Building Awards by the National Association of Home Builders at the...
on April 29,2011
The Dow Chemical Co. has launched an international student design competition focused on creating near-zero housing structures using both passive and active solar technologies. Registration for the...
on April 11,2011
More than 10,000 multi- and single-family homes have been certified under LEED for Homes since the program’s launch in 2008, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced. As of April 5, 10,161...
on April 06,2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week updated its Energy Star standards for light fixtures. Beginning Oct. 1, light fixtures must be 30 percent more efficient than currently qualified...
on March 28,2011
Meritage Homes has earned the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star 2011 Partner of the Year Award for leading the industry in reducing energy use in its high-performance homes. The company...
on March 08,2011
Builders expect that homes will be both smaller and greener in 2015, an NAHB survey revealed. The homebuilders surveyed estimated that the average new home in 2015 will measure 2,152 square feet, 10...
on February 27,2011
Home-building giant Meritage Homes cut the ribbon last month on its first high-performance, green community in the San Antonio area. To help educate potential buyers on the green homes, Meritage...
on February 25,2011
Denver is quickly becoming a leader in developing environmentally friendly buildings, Green Building Pro reported.
on January 22,2011
Who can design a home with the lowest carbon footprint? That question, posed by APA to residential designers in the Carbon Challenge 2010 Florida Design Competition, was answered when the Grand Prize...
on January 07,2011
A 2,400 square-foot home in Cupertino, Calif., is net-zero in energy, according to JetsonGreen.com.
on January 07,2011
Affordable green homes, outcome-based energy codes, and “grid-aware” appliances are among the top-10 green building trends to watch for in the new year, according to the Earth Advantage Institute....
on December 30,2010
Homeowners looking to save a little green while making their home more environmentally friendly can still cash in on 2010 tax rebates, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
on December 30,2010
The first “green” home in Aspen, Colo., will be up for auction in January.
on December 20,2010
Professional Builder magazine is partnering with modular home manufacturers Palm Harbor Homes and Nationwide Homes, along with more than 30 building product manufacturers, to build an...
on December 17,2010
The tax bill passed by both houses of Congress this week does extend the credits, but at the levels they were at before the stimulus package.
on December 16,2010
Former New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman will get the state’s first factory built, LEED Platinum and NAHB Emerald home. New World Home, which has also built LEED Platinum homes in New York and...
