Mention of Eco-Friendly Home Features Is on the Rise in Sales Listings
Home listing descriptions using eco-friendly terms have been rising over the past five years in line with growing consumer interest in the environment and energy efficiency
5 Steps to Cracking the Code for a High-Performance Home
As a model of energy savings, water conservation, indoor comfort and health, and use of on-site renewable energy, The New American Home 2024 offers valuable lessons
Which Green Building Practices Are Home Builders Using Most?
A recent report reveals which green-building practices are most popular among single-family home builders and remodelers
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
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 US Department of Energy's annual design challenge recognizes collegiate cutting-edge, zero energy building designs
Energy Efficiency
Are All-Electric Homes the Future?
This Denver builder believes that, even in a gas market, the advantages of all-electric homes will grow their market share
Net Zero
Housing's Now: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home
The Ultimate Zero Energy Now Home is proof that combining high performance and market appeal is a recipe for success in today’s competitive production environment
Products
A Closer Look at Products Innovation in the Ultimate Z.E.N. Home
Products provided by sponsors of the Ultimate Zero Energy Now (Z.E.N.) home helped the builder deliver high performance and market appeal
Net Zero
Net Zero Energy: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home's Comfort Solution
The Ultimate Zero Energy Now Home took a team approach to conquer aggressive performance and cost goals and deliver optimum indoor comfort.
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
