Public Comment Period Opens for National Green Building Standard Updates
The 45-day public comment period for draft 2 of the 2024 NGBS begins on April 12, 2024
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
The Inefficiencies of the Latest Energy Code
The 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) hampers the return on investment for builders and homebuyers
New RESNET Label Provides Home Energy-Efficiency Ratings and Certifications Info
A one-page, consumer-friendly label is now available for all homes in the RESNET Registry
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
Utah’s Housing Recovery Hinges on Federal Permitting Reform
Despite a fast pace of new-construction projects statewide, demand for housing in Utah continues to outpace supply. Local builders say reforming an outdated federal permitting process could help
DOE says ‘Zero Energy Ready’ is best descriptor for ultra efficient homes
It’s especially “ready for zero” when simple low- and no-cost measures are included
NAHB calls on EPA to terminate water rule charging flawed analysis
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers demanded that it be distanced from the EPA made rule
Report offers urban design recommendations for healthier cities, fewer traffic fatalities
The report includes more than 30 specific urban design recommendations for urban planners and policymakers
Homebuilder introduces option for natural gas pump to fuel vehicles
According to the company, it will be the first master-planned community with the option
Obama administration aims to boost affordability of solar power
The initiative emphasizes groups of households to pool resources to build and maintain a shared solar power system in their neighborhood.
Codes + Standards
Start-up aims to boost acceptance of tiny houses
The tiny homes are placed not far from Boston
ICC, ASHRAE outline roles to consolidate IgCC and 189.1
The code is scheduled to be released in 2018
Builders, scientists developing beyond-code strategies for wind resistance
The system uses eight-foot panels that are flat, not curved, but assembled into a round home
Solar panels on homes provide benefits to all ratepayers
Solar panels connected to the grid reduce the amount of electricity utilities must purchase from fossil fuel-fired power plants
U.S. headed for worst droughts in a millennium
California, the southwest and the Great Plains are expected to be the hardest-hit by these droughts
