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
RESNET Launches HERS H2O Rating for Water Efficiency
Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) launched a new HERS rating program that evaluates a home’s water efficiency. On HorizonTV this week,…
Energy Efficiency
Homebuyers Split on Preferring Gas or Electric
When provided the choice between gas or electricity for air heating and cooling systems, cooking, and water heating, today’s homebuyers are fairly…
Energy Efficiency
The Debate for Energy’s Future: How Either Result Could Impact Homes
Energy’s future lies in two camps: those who support more localized, smaller systems and those who want widespread power lines carrying energy…
Energy Efficiency
Most Buyers Say They Want Energy-Efficient Windows
A survey of 3,247 recent and prospective homebuyers found a large majority of respondents see energy-efficient windows as a desirable or must-have…
Environmental
What to Know About Air Source Heat Pumps and Cold Climates
There are several different ways to go about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and it’s become increasingly important to consider different…
Sustainability
Natural Gas: To Ban or Not to Ban?
States and cities are in a battle about whether natural gas should be banned in new homes and buildings. Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee,…
Solar
The Winning Homes in the Solar Decathlon Are …
See the winners of this year’s contest to build energy-efficient homes for extreme climates
Energy Efficiency
Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum
From community installations to a push in some municipalities for all-electric building codes, interest in solar keeps growing
High-Performance Homes
How to Get an Accurate Appraisal for Your High-Performance Homes
If your high-performance homes are appraised lower than contract prices, the National Association of Home Builders has some tips for you.…
Comfort + Health
High-Performance Features That Set The New American Home 2021 Apart
High style and high performance go hand-in-hand in this year's annual show house
