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Home Builder Goes Carbon Neutral
Hamptons Luxury Homes reports that it has been able to offset 100% of the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the company and all of its subsidiaries. Find out how they did it, and how they were able to even figure out how they did it.
500th Home Achieves National Green Building Certification
The home building industry reached an important milestone recently when the 500th project earned National Green Building Certification by the NAHB Research Center, a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders. This article also reveals which state in the U.S. has the most NAHB green-certified homes. Take a guess before you look.
EPA Honors Green Building Challenge Winners
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently honored innovative green building design ideas that reduce the environmental and energy impacts of buildings. Here’s who won and what they did to take the honors.
How Green Can You Go?
Interest in green home building is exploding, but builders say most buyers are ordering up a small serving of energy efficiency instead of going for the whole green enchilada. Home builders in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa market share their experiences with green home buyers they’ve encountered.
Wood Preservative Technologies Receive NAHB Research Center National Green Building Certifications
Osmose, Inc., the premier supplier of wood preservative technologies, has earned Green Approved Product certification for its MicroPro and NatureWood (ACQ) wood preservative technologies from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center under the National Green Building Standard program.
Hot water from the sun
Tucson Electric Power Co. in Tuscon, Ariz., is expecting $1.3 million in federal stimulus funds to help get solar water heaters into low-income residences and the offices of nonprofit groups. And that means local installers also are looking to get the energy-saving appliances into more homes.
An Extreme Green Home Example
This farmhouse-style house rising in an old field in Maine will likely become that state's most energy-frugal home, using 90 percent less of it than a typical new home. The structure is so airtight and heavily insulated, and so well oriented to the sun that the builders are leaving out any real heating system. And thanks to solar panels on the roof, the owner won't pay anything for heat or hot water. Not ever. Take a look for yourself.
Home Buyers Desire Energy Efficiency— But Only At Right Price
Even though prospective home buyers want the benefits of new, more efficient homes, they are unwilling to pay much more for a "green" home, according to a recent member survey from the National Association of Home Builders.
Lender Pilots Low-Cost Green Home Equity Loan
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank is testing a new home-equity loan and line of credit program in Colorado that offers customers a three-eighths percent rate reduction for qualified "green" home improvement projects. Check it out.
How to Educate Consumers About Homegrown Sustainability
With consumers somewhat reluctant to shell out the extra cash it can take to pony up for green home features, those builders and remodelers who are dedicated to green have found that it can take some extra client education and handholding to get their clients to get on board with the program. Here’s a look at how some builders have been making it happen.
NOLA Leaps Ahead in the Field of Green
With several high-profile green home developments under construction and an expanded pool of contractors knowledgeable about new building practices and recent changes in city and state policies, many believe New Orleans is poised for a flurry of environmentally-friendly construction.
Energy Tax Rebates Stir Interest, Not Sales
How enthusiastically have consumers embraced the energy tax credit opportunity? It seems that harsh economic realities may have more influence than the tempting lure of rebates and tax credits. It also seems that certain types of energy efficient upgrades have fared better than others.
Green Building Practices Focus of Certificate Program
Green practices in residential building are the focus of the Green Homes Certificate Program offered by Colorado State University this fall at the CSU Loveland Learning Center. The accelerated evening program provides a comprehensive overview of green residential building, new construction and remodeling.
TVA Tests Energy-efficent Technology
The Tennessee Valley Authority has developed three homes where showers come on by themselves, lights mysteriously turn off and on, and refrigerator doors open and close without a soul in the kitchen.
Reclaimed Wood Flooring is the Ultimate Green Choice
When it comes to flooring options, everyone knows that wood is a green flooring choice, but for the ultimate in green flooring, consider using reclaimed wood.

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