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Energy Efficiency

Which Green Building Practices Are Home Builders Using Most?

A recent report reveals which green-building practices are most popular among single-family home builders and remodelers

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Sustainability

Study Shows More Home Builders Adopting Green Building Practices, Products

A new study finds a marked increase in the number of home builders embracing eco-conscious, sustainable practices and products

Codes + Standards

Public Comment Period Opens for 2024 National Green Building Standard Update

The 45-day public comment period opened Aug. 18, and comments must be submitted by Oct. 2, 2023

Aerial view of the Desert Comfort Idea Home

Design

The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

A challenging environment, ambitious building-performance goals, and modern aesthetics come together in a stunning, net zero custom home in Arizona's Sonoran Desert

Environmental

A Call to Action: New Professional Titles Emerge to Reduce Housing’s Carbon Footprint

Industry leaders are employing the help of climate experts to discover and implement more climate-conscious building practices

Energy Efficiency

Meet the Zero Energy Ready Home Program Version 2

The latest version of the ZERH program aims to push home energy efficiency and performance to the next level

Opinion

The Wrongs of Make It Right in New Orleans' Affordable Housing

The legacy of the Make It Right Foundation's failed efforts to restore and revive underserved neighborhoods in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward goes well beyond leaky roofs and toxic mold

Make It Right house in distress in New Orlean's Lower Ninth Ward

Energy Efficiency

These Canadian Apartments Guarantee Affordability Thanks to Passive House Design

The buildings' efficient design minimizes energy output and cuts down operating costs, opening up affordable units to the city’s most vulnerable residents

Apartment building aerial view of rooftop solar

Energy Efficiency

20% of the Country's Planet-Heating Emissions Come From Powering Homes

A significant chunk of planet-heating emissions generated by the U.S. (20%) can be attributed to heating, cooling, and lighting the country...

Community Development

The Largest Net-Zero Community Will Have 21,000 Homes

Developer FivePoint Valencia broke ground on a new 21,000-home project that will become the largest net-zero community in the country. Homes...

Sustainability

Natural Gas: To Ban or Not to Ban?

States and cities are in a battle about whether natural gas should be banned in new homes and buildings. Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee...

Sustainability

Architect Talks Details Behind His Long Island Passive House

On HorizonTV this week, watch architect Wayne Turett, principal of New York-based The Turett Collaborative, discuss his passive house...

High-Performance Homes

How This North Carolina Builder Does High-Performance Homes

The latest series from the National Association of Home Builders takes viewers on a tour of high-performance homes, with the latest...

Solar

Record Number of Solar Panels Installed in 2020

The U.S. solar industry didn't just endure the pandemic, it thrived. Solar installations increased 43% year over year in 2020, resulting in...

Which Green Building Practices Are Home Builders Using Most?

Study Shows More Home Builders Adopting Green Building Practices, Products

Public Comment Period Opens for 2024 National Green Building Standard Update

The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features