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
Study Shows More Home Builders Adopting Green Building Practices, Products
A new study finds a marked increase in the number of home builders embracing eco-conscious, sustainable practices and products
Public Comment Period Opens for 2024 National Green Building Standard Update
The 45-day public comment period opened Aug. 18, and comments must be submitted by Oct. 2, 2023
The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis
A challenging environment, ambitious building-performance goals, and modern aesthetics come together in a stunning, net zero custom home in Arizona's Sonoran Desert
A Call to Action: New Professional Titles Emerge to Reduce Housing’s Carbon Footprint
Industry leaders are employing the help of climate experts to discover and implement more climate-conscious building practices
Meet the Zero Energy Ready Home Program Version 2
The latest version of the ZERH program aims to push home energy efficiency and performance to the next level
Department of Energy, home builders collaborate on 10,000 high-performance houses
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that more than 10,000 homes have been build to meet the energy-efficiency specifications of the voluntary Builders Challenge initiative.
21st-century ghost town
A town being built in New Mexico is purposely being constructed as a modern-day ghost town for energy-efficiency research.
The Lean and Green Blog: Lesson 7 - better energy management
With so many definitions of energy efficiency, it is often difficult to pin down what that means. For the most part, a consumer defines energy…
NRDC charges Maine governor with weakening green wood requirement
Maine Gov. Paul LePage ordered expansion of green building standards used for state construction to include other forest certification programs besides the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) program.
The Lean and Green Blog: Lesson 6 - A sustainable products process
This December marks my glorious return to selecting products for new home construction. For three years, I have worked with TrueNorth Development…
400 home builders sign on to new Energy Star standards
A number of large and small home builders have signed on the implement the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s newest Energy Star guidelines for homes.
The Lean and Green Blog: Lesson 5 - Green marketing
Greening your marketing plan requires a different thought process and action plan than what you might expect. In the upcoming months, I will be…
KB Home expands its solar power offering in SoCal
KB Home is making solar power a standard home feature in most of its Southern California developments.
The Lean and Green Blog: Lesson 2 — Change your frames
At a recent conference, I shared an analogy that bears repeating here. The auto industry has experienced tremendous changes over the past five…
