Green Projects The Future of Housing Design: Can Your Team Deliver? Ensuring that high-performance construction continues to thrive involves a commitment to your business — and to mentoring a new generation of builders
Modular Homes Building More Prefab Homes Can Help Construction Go Greener Building homes in factories could help reduce the industry’s energy consumption
Codes + Standards RESNET Develops Residential Water Efficiency Rating System RESNET launched a new Water Efficiency Rating index to give homeowners an indication of their home's water-efficiency.
HVAC Bring HVAC Ducts Inside Cost-effective ways to meet zero-energy-ready home requirements with HVAC
Affordability Passive House Affordable Housing Pops Up Across the Country State housing authorities are starting to take an interest in Passive House standards
Opinion The Economic Difficulty of Building 'Eco' Are homebuyers more interested in being green or saving green?
Best Practices Water Conservation Awareness on the Rise There's more public awareness of the need for water conservation, but the U.S. still has the highest per capita water consumption in the world
HVAC The Prefab Home That Generates Twice the Renewable Energy It Uses A home produces enough energy to charge electric cars and power part of the museum next door
Energy Efficiency Honda Smart House Tracks Family's Use of Energy The Washington Post reports on a family living in a sustainable home designed to leave no carbon footprint. Susan O’Hara and Stuart Bennett...
Sales + Marketing There’s More Than One Way to Market Green Homes If you’re only selling energy efficiency, then you're not seeng the big picture, and you may even be alienating young buyers