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 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
Wisconsin's First Net Zero Community
This Friday, the first home at Wisconsin's first Net Zero community, Red Fox Crossing, will be introduced. The Savannah model home was built by…
Energy Storage Becoming Easier
Energy storage technologies are becoming cheaper and more effective, and governmental policies are becoming more welcoming toward these projects…
California's Countdown to Zero Net Energy
The Golden State is 18 months away from its net-zero deadline. Are builders ready?
New, More Affordable Geothermal Heating System
GEOTeCH, a consortium of several European universities, research groups, and companies are currently…
Toward Zero Net Energy Communities
A new study, prompted by California's new building energy code, finds that community solar systems may be a more effective and less costly way of…
The Challenges of Recycling Solar Panels
The solar industry is grappling with how to dispose of old solar panels, which often contain toxic materials.
Most photovoltaic solar…
Housing Experts Differ on Merits of California's New Solar Mandate
Yesterday, the California Energy Commission approved a program requiring all new residential single-family…
Copy That, Green Leader: California May Become First State to Require Solar Panels on New Homes
The California Energy Commission votes this week on a program…
Passive Building on the Rise
What began as a construction industry response to the energy shortages of the 1970s is a burgeoning green building sector today.
New Jersey's Net-Zero Affordable Housing Project
In Eatontown, N.J., the owners of the Pine Tree Manufactured Home Park, along with the…
