Energy efficiency
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Building Science: Making...
The aging baby boomer market, consisting of individuals between 48 and 67 years old, will play a major role in the remodeling renaissance. As this generation moves into retirement, they will seek...
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Helping green grow
Moderate investment turns Neil Kelly’s Home Performance division into cutting-edge energy-efficiency contractor.
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Professional Builder 2013...
An Olympic-caliber rower, former professional boxer, award-winning chili cook, and cat trainer are among home building’s young superstars to be named 40 Under 40 winners for 2013 by the editors of...
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Will clients pay for green...
Cost and return on investment remain a challenge in selling green remodeling projects.
The aging baby boomer market, consisting of individuals between 48 and 67 years old, will play a major role in the remodeling renaissance. As this generation moves into retirement, they will seek...
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Cool-roof material choices have expanded from reflective paint to vinyl sheeting, light-colored gravel, and other roofing products designed to reflect 90 percent of sunlight.
Success in constructing net-zero homes in the Northwest has sparked debate over how green codes should be incorporated.
During National Homeownership Month in June, the National Association of Home Builders is telling young people the time is right to buy a house, and that the nation's builders are building the...
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The aging baby boomer market, consisting of individuals between 48 and 67 years old, will play a major role in the remodeling renaissance. As this generation moves into retirement, they will seek...
FHFA sets Fannie and Freddie reforms; New arrivals migrate to homeownership; Millennials prefer small and smart; Toll Brothers to build near Denver; Weekley Homes expands to Salt Lake City;...
After standing pat with its flagship energy program for the first 10 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revamped the thresholds for Energy Star-backed new homes twice in the last half...
AvalonBay’s Ava H Street apartment community in Washington, D.C., taps the Millennial mindset with such features as customizable closets and a Twitter wall in the lobby.
The folks at Boral Bricks have known that brick is green for a long time. They’re demonstrating its attributes in three sustainable projects.
The builders of these primary residences in Arizona, Connecticut, and Texas faced a similar challenge: Develop and maintain strong relationships with their clients.
When it comes to specifying window systems for new-home projects, energy efficiency and price were always the top two drivers of purchasing preference.
A look at 14 economical upgrades for single-family homes.
An Olympic-caliber rower, former professional boxer, award-winning chili cook, and cat trainer are among home building’s young superstars to be named 40 Under 40 winners for 2013 by the editors of...
Cost and return on investment remain a challenge in selling green remodeling projects.
