Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, December 10 Building and construction hit peak emissions, strict seismic building codes help in Alaska, urban flooding causing great losses and inequality, and construction of wildfire-resistant and resilient homes
New-Home Marketing Suzanne Shelton on Perceptions of Green and How to Market Sustainable Homes When it comes to green building, are buyers and builders on the same page?
Awards Delphi Haus, Gold Award, Green Delphi Haus Olympia, Wash. Entrant/Builder/Architect/Interior Designer: The Artisans Group Photographer: Kristina Wunsch /...
Green Projects These Homes Want to Save Lives Healthy living and energy savings are two essential components of high-performance homes, but "life-safety" features may be the key for...
Green Projects California's Countdown to Zero Net Energy The Golden State is 18 months away from its net-zero deadline. Are builders ready?
Green Projects Home Energy Ratings May Be Coming to Massachusetts Massachusetts may pass a new home energy audit requirement, similar to established programs in Austin, Texas, Berkeley, Calif., and Portland...
Green Projects These Vacation Communities Are Getting Greener Home builder and designer Modern Net Zero is bringing sustainability with style to The Hamptons. The homes include solar panels, LED...
Green Projects High-Performance Housing Project in Milwaukee Drawing Buyers Wisconsin-based builder Tim O'Brien Homes is striking gold with green as it starts work on the state's first zero energy neighborhood, Red...
Green Projects Is LEED Enough? Kansas City architect and one of the nation's pioneers of green building Bob Berkebile helped create the first LEED standards. Today, he's...
Green Projects Prefab Projects in Palo Alto, Napa Custom home design company Plant Prefab is offering an affordable alternative to Palo Alto, Calif. homebuyers seeking high-performance homes...