Energy Efficiency How to Make Your House Greener The average U.S. home use nearly 50 percent more energy than a car, but there are steps homeowners can take to mitigate their carbon...
Solar Seventy Percent of Americans Support a Nationwide Solar Mandate A recent study found that 70% of Americans support a national mandate for rooftop solar similar to the one being initiated in California...
High-Performance Homes How BIM Can Help the Push to Net Zero A Virginia builder and developer is using BIM technology to build high-performance homes, according to The Energy & Environmental...
Sustainability Illinois Tops Green Building Ranking Illinois topped the U.S. Green Building Council’s ranking of states with the most LEED-certified building square footage per capita,...
Energy Efficiency Home Charging Options for Electric Vehicles Homeowners have their choice of three types of chargers for their electric vehicles, the New York Times reports. Over 80 percent of...
Solar New York City Is Going Solar Flat-roofed homes in Brooklyn are increasingly turning to solar energy options, catching up to their sloped-roof neighbors in Staten Island...
Green Projects LEED Homes Award Winners Use Rainwater Capture, Permeable Surfaces, and PVs Recipients of this year’s annual LEED Homes Awards included rainwater capture, permeable surfaces, and solar panels in their designs. The...
Solar Residential Solar Market Slowing; Industry Looks to Expand Into New Regions Market growth for rooftop solar panels has slowed to 5% this year after growing 8% in 2018, according to the energy research firm Wood...
Net Zero The 12-Step Path to Net Zero A new training course from the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) helps builders chart their own path to successfully...
Energy Efficiency The Guide to LEED Building A new book shares an honest account of a family’s experience building a LEED-certified home. Forbes reports that Melissa Rappaport...
