Policy change could impact employers with as few as 50 workers

Delaying the compliance date allows more time to meet stringent provisions

Speakers who participated in the recent Net-Zero North American Leadership Summit share what the industry has learned about building to the green standard

The new building code in Prescott, Ariz., will foster new energy efficient solutions and will require new conformance inspections and testing to specified limits.

With the prospect of severe tornadoes and severe wind events differing drastically within some states, codes governing emergency “safe room” shelters can vary.

The California master building code, set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2014, includes a few changes that could push automated, open-standards-based demand response into the mass market.

The U.S. Green Building Council has added several new LEED pilot credits to the LEED Pilot Credit Library in the past few months.

A Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit group recently showcased 13 extremely energy-efficient homes in four Northwest states. The homes were designed to use 30 percent less energy than a traditional house.

Installation of these solar shingles would cost the homeowner an additional $10,000, though the price of the products is expected to fall.