5 Findings About Heat Pumps
Pinpointing whether heat pumps are a good investment is tricky. A recent report from the National Renewable Energy Lab aims to cut through the complexity
40 Finalists Selected to Advance in DOE's 2024 Solar Decathlon
The U.S. Department of Energy's annual design challenge recognizes collegiate cutting-edge, zero energy building designs
The New American Home 2024: Modern Features, Timeless Comfort
Explore the design elements and unique, luxe details that combine to create a sense of comfort and relaxed indoor/outdoor living in The New American Home 2024
Explore the Building Products That Make This Year's New American Home Another Standout
The latest building products come together in The New American Home 2024 show house, offering luxury, energy efficiency, and solid performance to inspire any project
EPA Launches Series of Webinars on Energy Star Program and 45L Tax Credit
The series of six webinars on the Energy Star program for single-family and multifamily new construction will take place over the next several weeks
Introducing the Schneider Home energy management system
Energy Efficiency
Are Clean-Energy Prefab Homes the Future?
Two former luxury home builders are now founders of a prefab company that ensures affordability and sustainability from its homes. The company,…
An Off-the-Grid Home Constructed with Rubber Tires
Forget reclaimed wood or brick, one Vermont homeowner is using an atypical recycled material to construct her new home. Old rubber tires packed…
Smart Home
Smart Device Partners and Energy Management for the Connected Home
Should home builders work with one of the big three—Apple, Amazon, Google—on a connected home solution? And what about energy management? Is microgrid technology the answer?
Appliances
Manufacturers Bet on Tech for New Home Appliances
Appliance manufacturers are offering consumers tech features, large and small, on their latest appliances
Household Energy Use Increases Due to Pandemic, Energy Mortgages May Help
As Americans have stayed mostly indoors, their energy usage skyrocketed. According to a Freddie Mac report, household electrical usage in late…
Award-Winning Projects
Homes LEEDing the Way to Sustainability and Resiliency
Winners of the U.S. Green Building Council's 2020 LEED Homes Awards for single-family residential projects
Affordability
Affordable Housing That LEEDs in Being Green and Sustainable
Profiles of three outstanding affordable housing projects recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council in its LEED Homes Awards
LEED Outstanding Developer of the Year (2020)
The U.S. Green Building Council's 2020 LEED Homes Awards include the award for Outstanding Developer for projects that positively impact communities through sustainable, healthy, and resilient design
Resilient Construction
3 Ways to Use Building Codes to Slow Climate Change
Architects, builders, manufacturers, and inspectors have a role to play in improving energy efficiency and resiliency through building codes
Solar
Net Zero Energy: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home's Solution for Solar
The Ultimate Zero Energy Now Home takes a holistic approach to optimizing investments in renewable solar energy at production scale