Codes + Standards First passive house in Minnesota lives up to low utility cost goals The 2,800-square-foot house has incurred an average of just $6.70 for utilities per month
Codes + Standards Developers sue Calif. school district over requirement for extra payments The school district is in an area experiencing a housing boom and has a shortage of classrooms
Codes + Standards Hoboken, N.J., promotes green roofs by easing approval process The mayor is leading by example by using the City Hall roof as a showcase
Codes + Standards Preservation of open space key to new development in Carlsbad, Calif. The new development will feature open spaces and walking trails
Codes + Standards Mortgage-backed securities on efficient homes could fund clean energy future Loans for high-efficiency houses could out-perform loans on ordinary houses
Codes + Standards More than 1 million U.S. homes will have solar panels by February That milestone compares sharply with the 30,000 homes equipped with PVs just 10 years
Codes + Standards Texas 7,500-home subdivision to be constructed to zero-energy standards Real estate investment firm Taurus of Texas said in September that it was starting construction of the first 237 houses
Codes + Standards Appellate court enacts nationwide stay on controversial expansion of Clean Water Act The EPA had expanded the definition of “waters of the United States” under the act to include smaller streams and other bodies of water
Codes + Standards New York’s post-Hurricane Sandy Build it Back program passes major milestone The program dispensed 4,477 reimbursement checks sent to Superstorm Sandy victims
Codes + Standards About 90% of U.S. homes are under-insulated, NAIMA says Officials say that because homeowners don’t see insulation, they tend to ignore its importance
