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
Codes + Standards
This Week's Codes and Standards, April 29
ASHRAE 90.2-2018 raising the bar on energy efficiency for new homes, Associated Builders and Contractors' annual investment in workforce development, Colorado's potential upgrade to energy and water standards, heat pumps reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and on-site health and wellness programs
This Week's Codes and Standards, April 22
Developers and owners can join AIA's 2030 commitment to create carbon neutral buildings, developments, and renovations; new concrete manufacturing technique that may help reverse advance of climate change, Skender and Z Modular coming to Chicago, and more...
Market Data + Trends
Green for Green
A new report uses buyer survey data to find out how much home shoppers are willing to spend on…
Codes + Standards
This Week's Codes and Standards, April 15
Millions of homes may be lost to flooding from climate change by 2100, L.A. County's first sustainability plan, ICC's legal battle, investment capital flooding coastal home developments at risk for flooding, and Tesla's solar sales
This Week's Codes and Standards, April 8
LEED v4.1 now available, the risk of ill-fitting construction equipment for women, renters' electric car conundrum, Chicago's passive house passes polar vortex test, and addressing affordable workforce housing shortages
Sustainability
The Most Popular Green Home Features
A recent homebuyer study from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) found that Energy Star-rated windows are the most…
This Week's Codes and Standards, April 1
Chicago's major building code overall, new and innovative building and construction materials and tech, climate change making insurance unaffordable for many, the pitfalls of smart home devices, and Boston's affordable housing initiative
This Week's Codes and Standards, March 25
New LEED credit for timber traceability, ICC code releases for repurposed shipping containers, San Francisco clears ADU permit backlog, tech keys to affordable housing, and a 3D-printed 2,000 square-foot home
