Green Projects Thinking Big With a Micro Master Plan Dwell Development enhances a Seattle infill master planned community with sustainable houses
Energy Efficiency Home Building Technical Challenges and Solutions: An Energy Efficiency Road Map for Home Builders Current research and future initiatives will make it easier to build energy-efficient homes. Here’s a look at what’s up and coming
Energy Efficiency Study: Electric Water Heaters Underutilized NRDC reports that advanced water heaters could save consumers up to $200 annually and could cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50 percent.
Codes + Standards More than 3,300 homes on path to zero energy This represents almost 1% of 2014 housing starts.
Energy Efficiency Net-Zero Homes Gaining Traction A new survey from the Net-Zero Energy Coalition found that there are currently 6,771 residential units that produce as much renewable energy as they consume, or could do so with slight modifications.
New-Home Marketing When Selling Energy-Efficient Homes, Words Matter Terms that convey the upside of energy savings while addressing consumer desires go a long way in selling high-performance
Net Zero Gaining an Edge With Net Zero Houses These award-winning homes demonstrate the business and environmental opportunities that sustainable building affords.
The New American Home Product Innovations From The New American Home 2016 An innovation showcase embraces building science and sophisticated technologies to boost energy efficiency, comfort, and livability
Net Zero The Number of Net Zero Energy Homes and Buildings Is Growing The Net-Zero Energy Coalition is attempting to do something that has not been done before; catalog all the net zero energy buildings across...
Moisture Management Building Envelope Solutions for Moisture Management Modern building assemblies are less tolerant of design and installation flaws, which requires that today’s homes be better designed and built
