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
Modular Homes
Is This Modular's Moment?
As construction’s labor shortage persists, it may finally be time for home builders to embrace off-site fabrication
The New American Home
The New American Home 2018
Transitional style meets state-of-the-art construction smarts in a modern Tuscan showpiece
Opinion
A Salute to Thrive Home Builders
Pro Builder's 2017 Builder of the Year is always learning, always changing, and always testing the limits of what's possible
Builder of the Year
Announcing the 2017 Builder of the Year: Thrive Home Builders
In a fiercely competitive market, Thrive Home Builders is a successful local. Ceaseless innovation has established it as a nationally recognized pioneer
Updating to a Newer Energy Code Offers Multiple Benefits
The newest version of the International Energy Conservation Code (…
Exclusive Research: High-Performance Home Challenges
The building community is walking the green line between getting paid a respectable premium and giving value away
Batteries Now Included: Fundamental Change Coming for Supplying, Storing Energy
At first glance, the rise of home batteries appears to be just another feature of tech takeover. Ultimately, home batteries are becoming…
Home Builder and Battery Maker to Equip Communities with Solar Home Batteries
Mandalay Homes is partnering with Sonnen GmbH to create a first-of-its-kind housing community in Prescott, Arizona; 3,000 new homes with rooftop…
UC Davis Solar Decathlon Entry Focuses on Water Usage
Competing in the U.S. Department of Energy's biennial Solar Decathlon, UC Davis' students had extreme weather in mind while creating their entry,…
Living Net-Zero: Missouri S&T's SILO
For their entry into the U.S. Department of Energy's biennial Solar Decathlon competition, students from the Missouri University of Science and…
